Pedro Acosta He finished with a zero in the MotoGP Catalunya Grand Prix race when it even seemed like he could win. Ogura threw him in the last corner, but when he had already dropped positions. The Murcian was very critical of the fact of having to go out on the track again after what he had seen before.
Problem in Álex Márquez’s accident
“It seems to me that we had an electrical problem that left me… I was going normally on the straight and it left me without gas, not with the engine stopped because the engine didn’t stop, but I was left without a position and it didn’t give me much time to go anywhere. So, Álex has taken the brunt of my mechanical problem a little bit.”
Involved in the incident
“It’s not very funny when these things happen, much less when you’re half involved. It’s never happened to me to be involved in a ‘red flag’ like this, and even more so, right? Because many times you can accept that you make a mistake, like what happened at the end of the race, but when these things happen due to a mechanical failure it tastes even worse. Because they leave you unable to do anything. You go past and you crash with another driver, well, races are like that, but when you stay too with the feeling that you haven’t been able to do anything to avoid it, it’s all a bit ugly.
The race
“I don’t want to talk too much about the race, I want to send all the strength on my part and for KTM to Alex and Johann, who seem to have taken the brunt of everything that happened today. I think it is not very necessary to make three starts when we have already had two ‘red flags’, when there are already two riders in the hospital and when in the last crash three or four have fallen. After the second red flag, there is no more start and that’s it.”
Acosta, in front of Raúl Fernández and Álex Márquez.
Critical of continuing to run
“I think it’s not necessary. It’s very good that the show should go on, but many times we forget that we are the ones who make the show. Many times people’s health comes before the show we can give.”
Unexpected events
“We have to be thankful that the circuit seemed quite safe and it didn’t get any worse. Because it’s true that these things, what I’m telling you, you never expect until they happen, but the ugliest thing was the third exit, let’s say.”
How to concentrate
“In the end I have more experience than other drivers in other categories, even if they are my age, because I have been in the Championship for many years and I have had to experience situations like this more or less. Between the fact that you concentrate on going out again, between the fact that you have adrenaline running through your ears, it seems that you don’t have time to think about it. So, it leaves you even more disappointed when you have been in the middle.”
Go out more times
“The show is very good if it doesn’t happen to you or to people you know. I think the 12 laps we did at the beginning were good, after the start you don’t need a third attempt for something even shorter to happen, so when you’ve already had two scares in the championship or on that same day, you also have to stop a little.”
Make a pilot association
“I don’t think the drivers’ association will do anything if we’re not the ones who race at the end. If none of us stand, we’re going to go back out because you’re not going to be the only one left in the box if in the case of other people you’re risking a championship. I don’t think a drivers’ association will change anything, I think it has to be something clear.”
Ogura’s Apologies
“Ogura came to the box and then went to look for me at the motorhome, so what I’m telling you, that’s the least important thing about today.”
Technical problems on KTM
“I’ve been asking for explanations for things that happen for a long time and I haven’t received any for three years. There’s no need to start looking for one more now either. I just want everyone who fell today to be okay and with that I’ll be happy.”
