MotoGP Catalonia Day 3, Pedro Acosta (KTM/4): "I hope I finish fourth every time I make a bad decision"

Everyone expected a lot from Pedro Acosta in Catalonia, and ultimately, his teammate Enea Bastianini was more dangerous in terms of pace. The KTM factory rider made a bold choice on a track known to be very difficult in hot weather: he chose the soft rear tire, which explains his high speed at the start, but also his huge deficit later on. Yet, despite this daring choice, he still pocketed the points for fourth place, which is far from ridiculous.

Acosta admits he made the wrong decision, but it's hard to regret it given the end result. « Honestly, I just didn't feel comfortable with the medium.It didn't suit me on Friday, but I tried it again this morning. It's true that it was a little better, but I was 12th in warm-up. I don't know, it didn't go as well as I expected, let's say. Honestly, I also think yesterday's tire wasn't as good as expected. In truth, I suffered a lot. So I thought, "Look, it can't be worse than yesterday." And it wasn't worse than yesterday. » he declared for Motosan.

 

 

After all, can you call a decision that allows you to finish fourth in a MotoGP race a mistake? "But I think we should still be happy with fourth place. I hope that every time I make bad decisions and have a bad race, I finish fourth. » he continued.

 

 

KTM just keeps getting better, so much so that the Austrians have never threatened second place in the constructors' standings so much this season. Acosta knows there is something to be done at the end of the year. « I want to be in the top 5 in every possible session by the end of the year.. That's what gives consistency, speed and allows you to see what the other riders are doing. We see Marc and Alex, who are almost unbeatable at the moment. And then there's Bezzecchi, who is very fast on the Aprilia. Then there are the three KTMs. I guess Maverick still needs time to recover.It's important to keep picking up speed and be consistent. Last year at this time, I started making a lot of mistakes. I remember that out of 11 races, I didn't score any points in eight rounds.. So what I have to look for now is that consistency that I lacked last year." he concluded.

Do you think he can win his first race before the end of the year? Tell us in the comments!

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