KTM: ‘Fighting a rider like Marc Marquez is already a strong performance’ for Pedro Acosta
Pedro Acosta overtook Marc Marquez for the third consecutive MꦗotoGP race weekend, which didn’t go unnoticed.
The rise of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pedro Acosta continued on Saturday at COTA as the MotoGP rookie secured second place in qualifying.
His first front row in MotoGP at just the third tim💮e of trying, Acosta then wen🌠t on to secure fourth, his best result in a sprint race.
Acosta, who lines up second for today’s grand prix, is expected to be 𝐆in th💦e podium fight as he was during the ten-lap sprint.
Acosta lost out to Jorge Martin after initially going on the a🌜ttack himself when he passed Marc Marquez on lap six.
But after running wide during his🌳 attempted overtake, Acosta fell into the clutches of Martin who came through at turn 11.
Spea𝓡king about the teenager’s impressive performance, GASGAS Tech 3 KTM team manager, Nicholas Goyon said: It is obviously a really strong performance as it is only his third round in MotoGP! Everytime he is on track, he gives his maximum, and as a team, we are just really enjoying the show, because he is riding at an unbelievable level.
“Later, he achieved a strong Tissot Sprint, with which we are really happy. Of course, he wants more, and I know that he is already preparing his strategy for tomorrow’s race, but as a team, we feel like♑ fighting with a rider like Marc Marquez is already a strong performance.”
Goyon also touched on Augusto Fernandez’s result, which was another disappointin🐽g one asඣ the Spaniard fell at turn 15.
“The weekend had 𝓰been positive so far for Augusto Fernandez, but unfort🐲unately he lost the front in turn 15 in the first lap of the sprint while he was trying to defend his position, so it is a great shame because he could not get the benefits from the sprint,” added Goyon.
“He was happ♏y with his bike, so we are looking forward to the grand prix and hopefully we can score points in the main rಞace."
