Pedro Acosta will undergo surgery this week after revealing that carpal tunnel syndrome in his right wrist forced him to retire from the 2026 Assen MotoGP.
The KTM rider was battling Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia for fourth place before suddenly slowing and returning to the pits. Initially, the retirement appeared to be caused by a technical problem, but Acosta later confirmed the issue was physical after repeatedly shaking his right arm on track.
Acosta revealed he has been dealing with the condition for around a year. The syndrome causes him to lose feeling in three fingers on his right hand, with the severity varying from circuit to circuit.
"I've been suffering from this for one year and I completely lose the feeling in three fingers of my hand. At some tracks it's worse, at others it's better. Yesterday I was already suffering from lap three, but at least I knew where the brake lever was. Today, behind Marc, I wasn't even able to tell whether I still had the brake lever in my hand," Acosta said.
The Spaniard explained that the condition led to several braking mistakes during the race. At Turn 1 he was forced to run wide to avoid colliding with Marc Marquez because he could no longer judge the amount of braking force he was applying.
"I had to run wide at Turn 1 because otherwise I was going to hit Marc. It's a very strange feeling when you don't even know how much pressure you're putting on the brakes. Because of that I made several mistakes and even lifted the rear wheel under braking," he added.
Acosta confirmed the injury is not arm pump but carpal tunnel syndrome affecting his wrist. As a result, surgery has been brought forward to Tuesday instead of taking place after the Sachsenring round as originally planned.
"It's not arm pump. It's in the wrist. It's carpal tunnel syndrome. Our original plan was to have the operation after Sachsenring, but we believe it's better to do it now," Acosta explained.
The retirement at Assen means Acosta has scored only one point across the last two MotoGP rounds. Despite the setback, the KTM rider expects to recover in time to return for the Sachsenring Grand Prix in two weeks.
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