The Barcelona circuit will be another new challenge for Pedro Acosta on a MotoGP bike. He faces this test this weekend at the Catalan GP, following five rounds where he has quickly adapted to each new track.
When asked about the first corner at Barcelona and whether arriving there faster than in previous years required any special briefing different from other rounds, the rookie replied: ‘The same as when I went to Malaysia for the first time, when I went to Qatar’.
For Acosta, the most crucial factor will be securing a good starting position and making the most of it, acknowledging that this hasn’t been his strongest aspect. He emphasized the importance of qualifying well and improving his starts:
– At the end it’s not going to be easy if we start at the back of the grid. For this, let’s try to make a good qualifying, let’s try to make a nice start because we are improving in this area, and maybe is our worst point at the moment. The other guys arrive as fast as you, so it’s going to be more or less the same.