Pedro Acosta: “Sometimes the bike becomes a little bit crazy”

“It's a little bit more calm now🌌, which is im✤portant”

Pedro Acosta, Barcelona MotoGP Test
Pedro Acosta, Barcelona MotoGP Test

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pedro Acosta’s first day as a factory MotoGP rider saw the 2024 ♕rookie focus on trying to ‘calm’ h꧑is KTM.

The most visible developmen💮ts were aerodynamic, with the five-time podium finisher fitting a series of different fairings to his RC16, one extreme version featuring a very small screen (below).

Pedro Acosta, Barcelona MotoGP Test
Pedro Acosta, Barcelona MotoGP Test

“I tried like 4-5 different 𓆏fairings,” Acosta confirmed. “Brad [Binder] was more focused on the electronic side. I'm happy because we arrived at ওsome conclusions that is not always easy with the aero side.

“We tried many things, and then when I mꦏade the back checked them with 🧔my [standard] fairings, it was positive.

“[The bike is] a l🌃ittle bit more calm, which is important. At the end our bike is shaking a lot as you see on TV, and this is not easy for traction or for anything.”

Pedro Acosta, Barcelona MotoGP Test
Pedro Acosta, Barcelona MotoGP Test

Acosta was fastest in the early stages of the day, before being pushed down to ninth place (+0.768s). New team-mate✅ Brad Binder was the fastest KTM in sixth (+0.705s).

“We were not trying anything about rear gr𝓰ip,” Acosta continued.

“It was more the front, because we are wheelying a lot and the bike is li🤡ke shaking a lot, the handlebars. And sometimes the bike becomes a little bit crazy.

“Also about the electronic👍 side. We were mo🅰re focused on that.”

Acosta’s next outing will be at Sepang in February. What🅷 does he hope to find in Malaysia?

“More power, more turning, I want a bike more calm, I want more grip, I want ever𝔍ything maybe!” he replie꧋d.

“But if we improve about traction and make it a little bꦿit more calm, I will be happy.”

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