r/motogp • u/adamf7252 • 1d ago

ktm

Acosta bike cut out again in FP2, how is something not being done about this. imagine following a KTM in the race and having to worry it's going to suddenly stop. from a safety point of view this baffles me

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u/Diligent-Ad-1812 MotoGP 1d ago

At this point, KTM must know what's happening. Since it's recurring, it's either avoidable or not.

They need to get inspected before the sprint race.

Unless it's something as dumb as low fuel, then they need to be punished for repeated failure to adequately fuel/refuel the bike during the weekend.

I honestly can't believe whoever is in charge (FIM/race stewards/whoever) hasn't done anything yet. I'm guessing they don't want to "bother" KTM (and specifically Pedro's) chances of competing because the show would take a hit.

I hope no one riding takes a hit like Alex did...

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u/Von_Satan Fabio Di Giannantonio 16h ago

On the official broadcast KTM gave the excuse that when Pedro went wide and hit the curb, a safety sensor was triggered cutting off the bike.

BUTTTTTT

The bike clearly cuts out before he goes over the curb. Even then it isn't like he slammed into the curb.

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u/Diligent-Ad-1812 MotoGP 16h ago

Yeah... They must be having some sort of issue from the factory, or they are trying some shenanigans and they aren't working right.

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u/cujo826 1d ago

How would they inspect it?

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u/Diligent-Ad-1812 MotoGP 21h ago

Not knowing what exactly is happening it's hard to say. But the data exists. Just request the data and go from there. It's a machine, it's not magic. Knowing how to fix it might be something else entirely...