Fermin Aldeguer (8th) on the Diggia collision: “There have been worse manoeuvres!”

The youngest rider in MotoGP had made it through to the second qualifying session at Spielberg – but had to settle for last place there. Starting from 12th, Pedro Acosta’s neighbour from Murcia managed to make up a few places. At least his 8th-place finish was enough to secure two Sprint points.

At the Austrian Grand Prix, next year’s VR46 rider quickly picked up speed again. Right at the start, there was a hair-raising moment in the battle for 10th place. Aldeguer described the contact with Quartararo, who had started in 9th place: “Fabio Di Giannantonio was trying to catch Quartararo; I was in the process of overtaking Alex (Márquez); nobody was on the best line and I ran into Diggia with a lot of oversteer – we made contact. In the end, he lost more places than I did, but there have certainly been tougher manoeuvres.”

The race stewards saw it the same way. The minor pile-up in the Ducati camp was not investigated further.

Aldeguer set his fastest lap on lap 5 and, riding in the slipstream of the strong Brad Binder, closed the gap to the top 5. When the champion, Marc Marquez, who had been struggling with problems, lost his rhythm at times, number 93 was also overtaken – Aldeguer was now the best-placed Ducati rider.

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Marco Bezzecchi

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Pedro Acosta

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Fans

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Pecco Bagnaia und Marc Márquez

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Jorge Martin

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Brad Binder

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Marc Márquez

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Marco Bezzecchi

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Ai Ogura

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Fermin Aldeguer

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Marco Bezzecchi und Marc Márquez

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Pedro Acosta

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Johann Zarco

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Jorge Martin

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Enea Bastianini

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Pedro Acosta gewinnt das Rennen

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Pedro Acosta und Team

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Martin, Acosta, Bezzecchi

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Sieger Pedro Acosta

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Sieger Pedro Acosta

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Then the problems began for the Gresini rider, who was still on track: “Apart from the tyres, which had deteriorated more in the second half than they had recently, the brakes were the real problem. They weren’t working consistently. I approached some corners with almost no brakes.”

With this problem – one that other Ducati riders were also suffering from – he began to lose ground again. Before the chequered flag, the youngster had to let Brad Binder, then Marc Marquez and, in the final stages, Pecco Bagnaia of all people, pass him again – the MotoGP colleague who sits in 9th place in the World Championship, just ahead of Fermin Aldeguer.

Aldeguer’s conclusion, also with an eye on 2025, when he’d still managed to finish second in the GP behind his Ducati team-mate Marquez: “OK, there are many factors – the weather was significantly cooler and the other manufacturers have caught up. Whilst we were fighting for victory back then, this time it was a battle for fifth place – that’s the reality.”

On the cool-down lap, Aldeguer showed his sportsmanship. Acosta’s recent fierce rival congratulated his compatriot on his first MotoGP victory. As a reminder: Acosta had to wait almost three years for this triumph, whilst Aldeguer – who joined the premier class a year later – triumphed in Indonesia in his rookie year.

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