PEDRO ACOSTA SAYS KTM HAS SLIPPED BACK AT MISANO AS GAP TO DUCATI AND APRILIA GROWS

Pedro Acosta said KTM has “taken steps backwards” at Misano, leaving him with a “terrifying” gap to the front-running Aprilia and Ducati. After pushing Marc Marquez to victory at Aragon, Acosta struggled for pace in both qualifying and the race, slipping down the order. He linked the performance drop to KTM’s direction, describing the current gap as alarming.