Pedro Acosta was looking strong in the long MotoGP race today at Motegi, for the Japanese GP, but just like yesterday’s Sprint, he didn’t finish after crashing.
With the race still on the first few laps, Acosta hit the ground and his future KTM factory teammate from 2025, Brad Binder, witnessed the incident firsthand. When asked to comment on Acosta’s crash, Binder mentioned the difficulties he faced in that part of the track and how the bike… wants «more»:
– On the lap before he crashed, I closed the front in the same corner and on the next one I saw him crash. It wasn’t just me. I tried to be a bit careful and after five or six laps I was more in control. He was thirsty, the bike is always thirsty on this circuit and that was it.
Acosta started from pole position and Binder from fifth, with the duo continuing to be the main highlight for the Austrian manufacturer in the championship.
THE SHARK FALTERS AGAIN! 😱@37_pedroacosta has crashed out of 2nd at Turn 14 💥💥💥#JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/gwcaOxrJfg
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 6, 2024