Pedro Acosta says he could have to alter his method to MotoGP races after crashing out of the highest 5 in Saturday’s Thailand Grand Prix dash.
The 20-year-old was working within the podium battle early on within the 13-lap dash because the main non-Ducati rider.
However, whereas working fifth, Acosta crashed on lap 4 at Flip 3. He remounted his broken KTM, however would later retire into the pits.
It marks Acosta’s fourth non-finish in a row, with the rookie not seeing a chequered flag for the reason that Indonesian GP weekend.
Explaining what led to his Buriram crash, Acosta mentioned: “Properly, was a slight mistake.
“We make a small change in a single factor of the bike and I used to be struggling rather a lot to cease the bike.
“I used to be a bit bit out of line and a bit bit sideways, and when it got here the rear pushed the entrance. However we have to take the positives and factor to tomorrow.”
When requested if it had knocked his confidence having suffered so many crashes not too long ago, he added: “No, as a result of in the long run if the boldness was not there you aren’t capable of actually push with the entrance boys.
“It’s true that we have to begin ending races, as a result of from the final 11 I end 4.
“We have to possibly go a bit little bit of a step again, go a bit bit calm and possibly perceive that generally a prime 5 shouldn’t be dangerous in any respect. We have to perceive this.”
Acosta additionally means that to run with the main Ducatis is contributing to his crashes as a result of “they’re using at 95%” and “we have now to go 100%”.
“Properly, on the finish they’ve extra margin than us,” he mentioned.
“For us, to go along with them we have now to go 100% and if you cross the road some days it can save you and in others you can’t.
“Perhaps they’re using at 95% they usually have this 5% of margin.
“It’s regular that these items can occur.
“Perhaps we have to be a bit bit extra calm and perceive {that a} prime 5 or a prime six is an effective outcome and begin to end races.”
