Pedro Acosta has openly expressed his strong frustration regarding the strict technical regulations in the premier class following a major headache during the main Grand Prix race at the Mandalika International Circuit.
The talented KTM rider was forced to relinquish his position and let Marc Marquez pass him during the 27-lap encounter after receiving a formal warning that his front tyre pressure had dropped too low.
This awkward predicament required the rookie sensation to swap places multiple times on track to completely avoid a severe 16-second time penalty for running too many laps underneath the mandatory 1.8-bar minimum limit.
A similar technical drama had already struck on Saturday during the sprint race, where Jorge Martin heartbreakingly lost a certain victory due to comparable issues with the front tyre pressure parameters.
Reflecting on the farcical situation that heavily impacted the racing spectacle, the outspoken youngster didn't hold back his thoughts when speaking to reporters, including Crash.net.
I mean, we looked like donkeys, Acosta told media members on Sunday, describing the bizarre nature of having to tactically swap positions merely to satisfy strict computerized telemetry limits.
I mean, I think he was having the same problems as me because he let me past also. I don’t know. I understand we should have a minimum pressure before going out to the race, but you cannot decide based on unpredictable scenarios, he explained.
He further elaborated that teams struggle immensely to predict race dynamics beforehand because tracking positions and following other machines completely alters the thermal behavior of the Michelin rubber.
For this, like I say, we lost a lot of time with these things and this took me away from the possibility to be inside the top four, concluding that despite the chaotic events, his overall pace was relatively strong.
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