This week rumors surfaced about Pedro Acosta having compartment syndrome problems in his left arm that would lead him to be examined and possibly operated on after the Qatar GP. However, the rookie denied the situation.
According to international press, these alleged physical problems were associated with the drop in performance in the final phase of the Losail race. However, Acosta (Red Bull GasGas Tech3/KTM) assured that there are no physical problems, being conditioned by the tires:
– Everything is fine with the arms. In the end, if you watch the replays, on lap 14 I was burning the tire in turn ten. It was more than clear that I would have difficulties in the final part of the race. It is what it is. Also, when I was riding in Moto2 with Dunlop tires, we did 24 laps flat out without thinking about the tires. It also came a bit from there. Anyway, it is what it is. We needed to make this mistake in order to learn for the future.
