Pedro Acosta, after the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, shared his thoughts on his race weekend and highlighted several key areas where his team needs to improve. In particular, he highlighted the lack of preparation regarding the medium tires, which affected his race performance. A criticism of his employer which shows to what extent the rookie does not lack courage...
« Ultimately, it was a bit of a consequence », explained one Peter Acosta somewhat annoyed at Silverstone. « Saturday morning I was more focused on getting into Q2 than anything else and the Sprint went well because we had worked on the soft tires. But of course, the race I competed in was characterized by a lack of information ". Then he refers to the organization Ducati, without quoting it: “ by seeing how another team works, it may be that we had to, not oblige, but suggest to the more capable drivers, i.e. those who are already assured of Q2, to ride calmly in FP2 on Saturday morning and to prepare for Sunday's race. The problem is that we went out a little blind, both with the motorcycle maps and with the tire wear. »
Acosta went on to highlight the flaws in the testing strategy and the lack of coordination within the team. “ We hadn't tried any medium tires. There is indeed an exchange of information. Often I get Brad and Jack's telemetry before mine, but the problem is we were all on the soft tires all weekend. Saturday morning, what Brad and Jack could have tried without looking for the result, we did not do. So we have become blind. I think we could start working more as a team, focusing on general problems and not individual problems. It's not about burning gasoline. It's about thinking about development ».
Pedro Acosta: “ we need even more information, it's not about burning gasoline »
The Spanish driver also compared his situation to that of teams like Ducati, which seem to have a more efficient approach to testing and development. “ The problem is that they win. If they need to make sure that out of the eight bikes they have, four can test one tire and the other four can test another, they do it. Using FP2 for this is what we need to do to help develop for the brand. Because there comes a time when we have three motorcycles and there is nothing left to download. While we still need more information »
Peter Acosta also expressed optimism about the upcoming races, emphasizing that his bike is better suited to certain types of circuits. “ We're going to do better than here, because our bike doesn't like fast turns. So if we improve the bike a little bit in the fast corners and keep what we already have, which is the mid and low speed corners, I think we will be pretty good. I always think that Austria, we will take a step forward then there are usually much more favorable tours to come. » The message of Peter Acosta will it be taken into account in Mattighofen? And if so, in what way?
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