RiderTua.com – Pedro Acosta impressed in the first free practice session by placing 3rd on Friday in Qatar. The Red Bull Tech3 GASGAS team rookie passed his first day in MotoGP without the slightest material damage. As is known, he succeeded in carrying out a rescue action in FP1 which deserves a thumbs up. However, the rider from Mazarron, Spain, was not too impressed by being in 3rd place, then repeated this result again on the wet track at night.
Pedro says he doesn’t think too much about the big picture. “I came here without expectations, that’s what I always say. Expectations are the worst thing we can think about in this paddock. I’m just enjoying the step to MotoGP and the change of team. I’m not thinking about anything!” Acosta said.
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Pedro Acosta continued that he was not very interested in the save. “In the end we can see that we enjoyed it for example when I took off my helmet in the garage. We also have to thank God, that we are here. 4 years ago I almost lost my contract to take part in this championship. Now I’m in MotoGP, what do I do? I can say more.”
Regarding his spectacular save at the corner (right) in FP1, Acosta explained, “My legs are stronger than my arms. So I tried to push, put everything on the asphalt and lift the bike again. Both tires slipped and I went off the racing line. The correct racing line very clean, but I was further away, the bike easily lost control. It almost happened to me at turns 9, 10 and 16. It was more about the choice of racing line. That’s the point.”
Regarding his ability to conquer wet tracks, Augusto Fernandez’s teammate revealed, “I saw this in the winter. Last year I was not bad in some phases, but at the start it was a complete disaster. The worst result this season was the wet race in Argentina “In Australia I was quite fast. I improved more than last year, I should be more than happy with that.”
“I need more time. So far everything has gone quite easily. We get 80 percent success with 20 percent effort. The remaining 20 percent is done with 80 percent effort. This is where I find myself now,” concluded Acosta realistically.
