Pedro Acosta 3rd: “A big step compared to Jerez”

Pedro Acosta top non-Ducati on day one of Tech3's home Fre𒅌nch MotoGP.

Pedro Acosta, Le Mans 2024
Pedro Acosta, Le Mans 2024

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pedro Acosta delivered an impressive response to a tough Sunday at Jerez by being a persistent frontrunner during Friday practice at Tech3’s home Le Mans MotoGP round.

The teenage rookie, fourt🐈h and top KTM in the world cha🌞mpionship, began the day second only Jorge Martin in opening practice.

Acosta then sailed safely through to Qualifying 2 with third place in the🐈 afternoon, behind only title leader Ma𒁏rtin and reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia.

"Normally, Friday morning is a bit more difficult for us because we have to start from somewhere of course,ꦐ but today was somehow a bit easier for us,” Acosta said.

“Yesterday, I was s🐽aying that Le Mans is a good track for us, even if I never had great results here, but I enjoy riding in France.

“I think that we made a big step compared to Jerez, the feeling is much better, we made some improvements withꦛ the electronics, so𒀰 we are really happy with how the day went, and we will look to continue progressing tomorrow."

Jack Miller was the next best KTM rider, in sixth, with Acosta’s team-mate Aug⛎usto Fernandez in🐬 16th, just ahead of Brad Binder (who crashed three times).

Fernandez was ♑0.855s from Martin, at a track where he took his best MotoGP result of fourth place a year ago. Fernandez revealed he has made the🐎 bike shorter, but it is costing him time in the braking zones.

"Coming from the Jerez Test, we had a new plan with a different bike setup, so today was about ⭕putting this plan into action, and issues are not going to be solved in one session, especially because we are coming from a difficult situation,” Fernandez said.

“We need more laps, but the feeling has been much better than the last rounds today, and I am feeling happy with the work. The bike is a bit shorter now, so we need to improve in the braking, adapt to its reactivity, buꦇt we are working on i♒t and hopefully we will start feeling a lot better."

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