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Pedro Acosta started from a 7th position and have could easily have ended not far from the fastest if, once again, he hadn't gone belly up at lap 4. After a start to the season that was above expectations, KTM's Spanish rider unwittingly demonstrated his lack of experience in the MotoGP, first and foremost disappointing himself, since he's now used to being competitive and almost on par with those racing in the series for some time.
This is his roster in the last five races:
Japanese GP, Sprint: fell while leading
Australian GP, fell in second position
Australian GP, fell in 11th place
Australian GP, absent due to injury
Thai GP, fell in fourth position
"We had made a small change to the bike and, as I was trying to adapt, I went too far off trajectory and sideways, and the rear wheel went in front of me. At this point, we just have to look at what was positive and think about tomorrow," he said.
"In the end, I was confident, otherwise, I wouldn't have been there pushing in the front group. It's also true that we need to learn how to finish races because, out of the last eleven, I finished four. We have to take a step back and be calmer and understand that sometimes the top five isn't bad," he said, continuing to chastise himself for an attitude that was, at times, not very mature due to his excessive eagerness.
When asked what makes Ducati so unassailable, the rider from Mazzaron stated: "Having eight bikes, while we have four and other manufacturers only two. The level of their riders is also quite high, and at least six out of eight are definitely fast. We're always lagging behind, and this handicap is compounded because they have more information at their disposal."
All those falls may be due to expecting more from the RC16's current potential. "The Desmosedicis have more margin than we do. Instead, we have to go over 100% to hold their pace. So, on some occassions, you save yourself. On others, you don't. Maybe they ride exploiting 95% of their ptential and have 5% in their pocket. Solosing cotrol is normal but, like I said, I have to now learn to be content and get to the finish line," he admitted.
Finally, about the start in which Martin went wide and nearly trigger a crash, the rider from Spain downplayed it: "He was closer to Marquez than to I was. These are things that can happen at the start. Physically, how am I doing? Just fine."
