After a dramatic crash on the final lap of the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen, Spanish driver Pedro Acosta has shared his feelings of frustration and disappointment. ” It hurts. I have already fallen in every possible corner,” he said, emphasizing the importance of not giving up and adapting better to the Michelin tires.
Pedro Acosta spoke about the performance of its tires, its strategy of race in Assenand the influence of weather on its performance. Speaking of racing, the truth is that
I think we ran an even better race than we expected.. We were at least able to be with Marc and Bastianini’s group until the end, when we had the software drop. Maybe it’s my fault too, I’m a little optimistic and I attack too hard. »
The young GasGas driver analyzed the performance of his tires and the race conditions. The tire was doing pretty well. It is true that we may have overheated it a little more than necessary, but it wasn’t going bad. Being hooked on them and seeing what we could improve for the next races helped a lot. Too bad on the last lap. Di Giannantonio was a bit far and I had Brad three seconds behind. I think the wind picked up a bit more than at the beginning. The rubber got cold in the corner and it was a pretty stupid fall. »
Pedro Acosta: « Michelins are more critical or more sensitive to temperature changes »
Acosta also compared Moto2 and MotoGP tires, highlighting the difference in behavior between the two. I don’t know if it was because I didn’t put as much pressure on the tire to do the five laps and it was a little warmer. Plus, coming from the Dunlop Moto2, which allowed a little more to do those silly tricksMichelins are more critical or more sensitive to temperature changes. »
The Spanish driver also commented on the competitiveness within the team
Ducati and his personal need to improve. “ The ranking says who is currently Ducati’s leader. Finally, we see that he has taken a step further, a step further than Martin. So we will also have to pull ourselves together. »
Pedro Acosta remains determined to learn from this experience and continue to improve. His detailed analysis of the crash and his tyre performance underlines his commitment to constantly adapt and improve in the MotoGP championship.
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