Tech3 GASGAS boss Nicolas Goyon described the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix because the staff’s “most tough weekend of the season”.
Whereas the sister manufacturing facility KTM steady confirmed nicely on the Crimson Bull Ring, with Brad Binder fifth and Jack Miller working in sixth when he crashed, Pedro Acosta and Augusto Fernandez struggled exterior of the highest 10.
Acosta endured a bruising weekend as his Friday was blighted by crashes, with the Spaniard then failing to get out of Q1 and qualifying 14th.
Within the grand prix Acosta might do not more than thirteenth, taking the chequered flag 33.736s away from the win, whereas Fernandez was just a few seconds additional behind in fifteenth.
“Tough to say one thing,” Acosta mentioned.
“We have been having some issues that we weren’t anticipating, and to be sincere I used to be not likely realizing the place it was arriving from.
“Anyway, let’s see what we are able to do to enhance. Now the check staff has two days in Misano after which arrives Aragon with a brand new floor for everybody. Let’s see the place we are able to arrive.”
Goyon added: “Most likely essentially the most tough weekend of the season for us and we knew it could possibly be difficult once we weren’t capable of make Q2.
“Eager about the highest 5 turns into a lot more durable.
“Pedro didn’t have the velocity he needed at this GP and we’ve got to deal with our weak factors in the intervening time to get sturdy once more.
“Augusto confirmed some preventing spirit and was in P14 till the final nook. We’ll take it positively and construct on it for the long run.”
Fernandez says rear tyre administration made his a race of “survival” however was completely satisfied to have discovered some tempo for the grand prix having struggled for a lot of the weekend.
“A tricky one. You must handle the rear tyre very nicely right here and it nearly turns into like a ‘survival’ race,” he mentioned.
“In the long run I’m pleased with the purpose. We had been struggling all weekend and we have been nonetheless fairly far however I’m pleased with the tempo we made at the very least.
“I feel we did our most potential immediately. Let’s transfer on and construct some confidence for the remainder of the season.”
