Pedro Acosta’s High-Speed Austrian MotoGP Crash: Damage from Initial Spill Blamed for Second Incident, Explains Simon Crafar

Reason behind Pedro Acosta's 300kph crash during Austrian MotoGP FP1 revealed?

Simon Crafar clarifies that the damage sustained by Pedro Acosta's motorcycle in his initial FP1 fall contributed to his subsequent crash just two minutes later.

During the initial practice session for the Austrian Grand Prix this weekend, KTM, the local manufacturer, experienced three crashes.

Brad Binder experienced a crash at turn 2b, located in the second segment of the chicane in the first sector, while Pedro Acosta encountered a similar crash near the conclusion of the session.

After Acosta fell off his KTM RC16, he got back on the bike and began a new lap without stopping at the pit. Unfortunately, he had another major crash at the fourth turn.

Acosta, traveling at approximately 305 kilometers per hour (190 miles per hour) as indicated by the on-board TV graphic, locked the front and thankfully detached from his motorcycle as it veered toward the inner barrier.

Acosta was fine and participated in Friday afternoon's practice session, but he was unable to advance to Q2.

During the MotoGP world feed commentary, Simon Crafar instantly remarked that "the front wheel locked up when he applied the brake."

According to Crafar, the footage of the accident showed that the front tire lost traction and became unsteady when Acosta applied the brake.

"For some reason, I don't feel any weight or traction at the front right then," he stated.

Later replays revealed severe damage to the left side of Acosta’s fairing, with nearly all the wings missing.

"That explains something," Crafar remarked. "Obviously, he will have reduced downforce, won't he?"

"As he enters the straight, the front of the car will have less grip on the road due to damage on the left-side wings from the earlier crash in turn 2b. This means there will be less downforce when he applies the brakes."

Acosta secured the 11th spot in terms of speed during Friday's practice session at the Austrian MotoGP.

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