Pedro Acosta<\/a> found himself in a tough battle with Johann Zarco, Enea Bastianini and Brad Binder when it was dry, as they debated fifth place.<\/p>\nThe Spaniard pitted for his wet bike with four laps to go, but would end up 12th at the chequered flag after crashing late on.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, difficult to say,\u201d he began.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI think everyone was playing the same game, trying to follow the leader.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven Marc [Marquez], who is the best in these conditions, fucked up.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor this, it was tricky conditions. I don\u2019t think anybody was expecting it was going to rain that much.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe paid a big price for a small mistake. But anyway, we have to be happy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were making a good dry race until the rain came. For this, we have to be happy given how lost we were yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n
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He added: \u201cMaybe a podium finish was possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we changed bikes too late, by one lap, and we were all trying to do the same thing as the race leader.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe weren\u2019t that far behind either. In the end, it\u2019s about experience; the biggest different between the smaller classes and MotoGP is that these changes in weather are harder to understand.\u201d<\/p>\n
Looking ahead to the grand prix on Sunday, which is due to be run in dry conditions, Acosta has warned that it will be \u201cthe longest race of the year\u201d for him.<\/p>\n
\u201cConsidering how lost we were yesterday, we\u2019ve taken a step forward,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe dry race, apart from the battle with Zarco, which saw Bastianini and Binder close in on me, was one where I should have been in the top five.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to keep going like this and try to improve for tomorrow.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it will be the longest race of the year for me. We\u2019ll have to step up our game; either we get everything right or it will be a very long race.\u201d<\/p>\n
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