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Pedro Acosta said KTM has improved but remains slower than Ducati, after a revealing Sprint simulation during MotoGP testing.
Pedro Acosta rated his performance at the Sepang MotoGP test as “six out of ten happy”.
Acosta believes the latest KTM is more competitive than it showed on the timesheets, though he acknowledges it is still slower than Ducati.
During the test, Acosta’s fastest lap was 1m 57.116s, but he believes the RC16 has potential for times around 1m 56.8s.
He felt more effective during his Sprint simulation, finishing behind the Ducatis of Alex, Francesco, and Marc Marquez.
Acosta’s focus now is to create pure speed in Thailand after gaining valuable insights from the Sepang test.
