The young Spanish prodigy Pedro Acosta once again saw his hopes dashed during the Barcelona Sprint. Victim of a collision with Marc Marquez on the first lap, the KTM rider was forced to retire, a new disillusionment which pushed him to express his anger and frustration.
Bad luck never seems to leave Pedro Acosta this season. The young pilot
KTM was once again the victim of an unforeseen incident during Saturday's sprint race in Barcelona. After a chance collision with Marc MarquezAcosta saw his race weekend end prematurely. If
Marquez was able to continue the race without incident, the Murcian's motorcycle suffered considerable damage, including the loss of part of the fairing, which forced him to go directly to the pits.
Visibly angry and frustrated upon arriving in the press room, Acosta did not try to hide his dissatisfaction. Although he acknowledged the positives of his day, including the fact that his team showed good pace, he was quick to express his bitterness. “ We should be more satisfied with the day than with the Sprint“, he admitted.
But the incident of collision with Marquez
deeply affected him. “ It was strange, I was very inside, Marc was very far to the left…And the situation escalated. The thing is, I was in it. He took off like no one was there. I understand that these are races, but that's the situation and that's it, there is no reason to blame either one. »
Pedro Acosta: « I'm angrier than the other times »
Acosta regretted the turn of events, pointing out that his bike had excellent pace, but that, despite this, he found himself once again with a “zero” to add to his total. “ I think there are already thirteen or fourteen points lost like that. It clearly hurts” he said, his anger evident.
« I'm angrier than the other times. That's a lot of things, it's been a long time since we've seen a fairing ripped off like that in MotoGP“, added
Acosta. But while expressing his dissatisfaction, he also sought to remain lucid: “ I'm not going to tell you that I'm not angry, because of course I am.. It was a day where we were competitive. »
Despite the frustration, the young Spaniard preferred not to accuse
Marquez directly. “ He walked in like there was no one there.“, he explained, while specifying that the contact had not been that important. “ These are things that happen, that's how they are. It is a situation that is no one's fault » Pour
Acostathe main thing was to accept the incident and not dwell on what could not be changed. “ You have to accept and that's itI'm not going to cry“, he concluded.
Starting grid:
MotoGP Barcelona Sprint: standings
Championship:
- Jorge Martín becomes champion yes
- He finishes ninth or better, in the event that Bagnaia wins;
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- He finishes at least 14th, if Bagnaia is second;
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- Bagnaia finishes third, regardless of Martín's result.
- Francesco Bagnaia devient champion yes
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- He wins, and Martín finishes no better than tenth;
- He finished second, and Martín finished no better than 15th.
