Acosta, along with Ma🅠rc Marquez who jumped aboard a Ducati for the first time in his career, had eyes watching his every move during the Valencia🍎 test.

Just 1.2s off Maverick Vin𝔍ales, Acosta finished the🧜 one-day test in 18th and was very impressive throughout.

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Acosta even got the chance t𝐆o follow Vinales early on and did a very respectable job as he lost small amounts of time during the lap. 

ꦕTaken aback after his opening run, Acosta ca🦂me back to pit lane was in awe of the speed of his machine.

Later talking to MotoGP.com, Aco♋sta said: “Super happy. From the first photo in the morning at 9 until the crash at 5, I mean I’m super happy. 

“I could see how a MotoGP bike works, how their bike works wi💫th the carbon discs, the tyres and the fuel which is quite difficult to manage. 

“But super happy. I saw how many people from the factory arrived at my box ever𒅌y t💝ime I finished a run, which was quite nice.”

Acosta’s only blemish was a small 🧸tip-off at turn two when he lost the front-end of his bike during the final hour of running.  

Asked to sum up the MotoGP bike, Acosta added: “This bike was fast! Was really fast. It’s true that❀ we didn’t start with the [holeshot]ꦍ device because we wanted to understand what a MotoGP bike is and what the transfer was like. 

“And then with the device it was a totally different bike. It started to go full power when I exited the final corner and then on🍒 the straights I was shaking. 

“It was a really good day and the team helped me a🥂 lot to understand how to ride this bike.”