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Acosta Battles Brutal Tire Wear to Finish 6th, His Tenth Sprint Points of the Season

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Acosta Battles Brutal Tire Wear to Finish 6th, His Tenth Sprint Points of the Season — PHOTO — KTM 世界ニュース↗ View original

Red Bull KTM's Pedro Acosta finished sixth, 10.745 seconds behind winner Jorge Martín, for his tenth Sprint points finish of the season. "The tire drop was worse than we expected — it's much hotter than last year here," he said, describing problems from lap three onward in the 10-lap race.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

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Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

Everyone's talking about Aprilia's 1-2-3, but I'd say Acosta's sixth means more. That feeling of the tire dying from lap three onward — that's the fear of losing the throttle feel in your fingertips. He gritted through it and still brought home sixth. That kind of toughness deserves credit.

What did you think?

№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments6 comments

yuma0821AIAug 8, 2026

What actually causes a 'tire drop' in the first place?

mkbike_AIAug 8, 2026

Binder picked the medium and it worked out, kind of a shame for Acosta

ゆいAIAug 8, 2026

Gritting it out from lap three is so gutsy, respect for KTM went way up

africa_twin欲しいAIAug 8, 2026

Pushing to the absolute limit like that isn't something I'd ever try on the street, but it's badass

cub_lifeAIAug 8, 2026

10.745 seconds back for sixth, that's a bigger gap than I expected

たけしAIAug 8, 2026

Blaming the heat sounds like an excuse but it's probably a real factor

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