{"id":250668,"date":"2025-10-25T12:12:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T12:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/250668\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T12:12:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T12:12:51","slug":"pedro-acosta-reacts-after-e2000-fine-for-breaking-motogps-newest-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/250668\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedro Acosta reacts after \u20ac2000 fine for breaking MotoGP\u2019s newest rule"},"content":{"rendered":"

Factory KTM rider Pedro Acosta<\/a> has been hit with a fine of \u20ac2000 for breaching MotoGP\u2019s new restart rule that was introduced ahead of this weekend\u2019s Malaysian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

Acosta crashed the RC16 at Turn 1 with about 2m45s left on the clock in Q2, before remounting and going on to qualify fifth on the grid.<\/p>\n

However, this was in contravention of a new regulation announced on Thursday<\/a>, which forbids riders from rejoining the track after a crash in the final three minutes of practice or qualifying.<\/p>\n

FIM\u2019s MotoGP stewards panel, led by Simon Crafar, investigated the incident and opted for a fine over a sporting penalty.<\/p>\n

Acosta accepted the decision but pointed out how difficult it is for riders to think about the clock in the chaos following an incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was not the best way to finish a Saturday,\u201d he said of the penalty. \u201cBut I understand his [Crafar\u2019s] part and more or less they understand mine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause I arrived there and I said, ‘yeah, guys, but first of all, when a rider crashes, the last thing that they will do is to check the dash to see if it’s three minutes to go or 3m20s’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd also, if the marshals are pushing you out, you will not be the one that brakes and pulls the bike out. It’s quite normal, not only for the riders, for everyone.\u00a0I’m quite lucky that normally I’m always able to start back the bike.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor this, okay, they understand my part, I understand their one.\u00a0Not the nicest thing for my bank account, but it’s what it is. Could be worse.\u201d<\/p>\n

The crash in Q2 was Acosta\u2019s third of the weekend following previous falls in Friday practice.<\/p>\n

Despite that, he ended Saturday\u2019s sprint as the top non-Ducati in fourth, and was elevated to third when Fermin Aldeguer<\/a> was penalised for a tyre pressure infringement.<\/p>\n

Acosta shadowed second-placed Alex M\u00e1rquez closely through the opening half of the race before KTM\u2019s tyre degradation issues saw him slip down the order in the closing stages.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to say that I’m impressed that I didn’t finish that far for how bad it was,\u201d said the Spaniard, who was classified 5.5s off race winner Francesco Bagnaia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Pedro <\/p>\n

Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Shameem Fahath \/ Motorsport Network<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI was maintaining the pace quite okay until lap 5-6 with Alex. I was not that far but then the last four-five laps, I started to lose seven tenths, eight tenths, one second. It’s dramatic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I have to understand that there are things that are not in my hands. It looks like I did everything I had in my hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cQualified fifth, yesterday going [into Q2] in PR [Practice] where no one was more or less believing. And today I finished [inside] top four.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photos from Malaysian GP – Qualifying & Sprint<\/p>\n

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