Unusually cold tyres, not missing aero, were the reason behind the second of Acosta’s three crashes on Friday
Pedro Acosta has denied that his high-speed shunt in first practice for the Austrian Grand Prix was due to damage to his KTM, explaining that unusually cold tyres were the real cause. Acosta lost control of his bike going into the Turn 4 right-hander in the final stages of the session at Spielberg, crashing for the second time in a span of 10 minutes.
“At the moment I touched the brakes it was really cold. In my mind it was 30 or 35c colder than how we ride. At the moment I touched the brakes I locked the front for this.” Acosta revealed that he suffered an unusual problem with his Michelins, as there was a notable difference between the temperature recorded by sensors located inside the tyre and the surface of the rubber.
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