Pedro Acosta approaches the ultimate 4 rounds of his rookie MotoGP season seeking to rebound from a bittersweet Motegi.
The GASGAS Tech3 rookie adopted his Mandalika runner-up outcome with a debut pole place in Japan, then battled the perfect of the Ducatis for race glory.
Sadly for the 20-year-old, he walked away empty-handed from each encounters.
Acosta crashed whereas main the Saturday Dash, then from an early second place behind eventual winner Francesco Bagnaia within the grand prix.
These accidents took Acosta’s season complete to 22, placing him forward of Marc Marquez for many falls this 12 months. It additionally price him fifth place on the earth championship to future team-mate Brad Binder.
However Acosta’s velocity isn’t unsure and the unknown issue of the brand new Phillip Island observe floor ought to imply a extra stage enjoying discipline in opposition to the category veterans.
“It has been an excellent week at dwelling after so many races and journeys, I have been in a position to relaxation, disconnect, and likewise practice the place I like probably the most,” stated Acosta.
“We’ve got 4 very intense Grands Prix left and we are going to end our first season as a MotoGP rider, I hope to proceed in the identical dynamic because the weekend of Motegi, however saving the crashes!
“Australia is the primary weekend of the 4 remaining and it is a circuit that I really like, it is probably the most demanding of the championship and I hope I can have an excellent outcome there.
“The one handicap in Australia for a man from Mazarron is the chilly… however we are going to attempt to battle it!”
“Pedro Acosta left Japan with a double DNF and frustration fee at its most stage, as he was one of many quickest all weekend,” stated group supervisor Nicolas Goyon.
“It’s fairly clear that Pedro is feeling rather well in the meanwhile, he has understood the bike fairly properly, and we all know he’ll wish to make up for the earlier spherical, and Phillip Island must be an excellent place to do it.”
Group-mate Augusto Fernandez is dealing with the closing levels of his full-time MotoGP profession, with the rumoured Yamaha take a look at deal but to materialise.
“We’re heading to considered one of my favorite tracks of the calendar, Phillip Island is so particular and it’s superb to trip there,” Fernandez stated. “The final rounds weren’t simple, however we proceed to stay motivated.
“We had some positives in Japan that we simply want to use and switch into outcomes, so let’s do every thing to be extra aggressive in Australia.”
“Augusto Fernandez skilled one other black weekend in Japan, however Australia is such an atypical observe the place he felt quick in 2023, the place he mustn’t endure the problems encountered recently,” Goyon added.
Free follow at Phillip Island begins on Friday.
