Pedro Acosta achieved another podium this Saturday, this time in the Sprint race of the Spanish GP. Despite starting from tenth after a fall in qualifying, the rookie recovered to second in a race full of crashes.
The Red Bull GasGas Tech3 Spaniard said in the official broadcast interview: ‘Well, in the end we know we had the pace, but it was very difficult starting from tenth after the fall in qualifying. It was very difficult; it’s true that the first lap and also the start were good, overtaking [Fabio] DiGia and other riders was quite good‘.
About the track conditions during the race, Acosta commented: ‘With the mixed conditions in turns 5 and 8 it wasn’t easy, because the wet parts were very wet, let’s say, and it was easy to lose the rear there. And it happened when I was behind Enea [Bastianini], I touched the wet part and went wide‘.
After this result and his performance, the young rider downplayed the fact that he moved up to second in the Championship, but highlighted that he is closer to his goals: ‘We are also getting closer in the Sprint, we are getting closer to our goal, and that’s it. In the end, being second in the championship doesn’t matter, but making a podium in front of these fans is absolutely fantastic‘.
