Pedro Acosta says his crash out of second in the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix is “difficult to accept” as he notched up a doꦓuble DNF from pole at Motegi.

The 20-year-old celebrated his first pole in MotoGP on Saturday w🌊hen he topped the Q2 session following a late lap cance🌌llation for Marc Marquez.

Acosta looked on course to convert that into a first sprint win having led for much of the hal🐲f-distance race on Saturday before crashing out at Turn 7.

Running second in the grand prix, Acosta looked like potentially being eventual winner Francesco Bag♏naia’s biggest threat until he fell at Turn 14 at the end of lap three.

Explaining what happened, Acosta said: “Well, I was just tr🌱ying to prepare the way onto the main straight a little b⛦it better because I was struggling a bit to be closer to Pecco to try an overtake.

“But anyway, it was a mistake from my side.

“For this, it’s difficult to say something. It’s true that it ౠwas super, super close. Let’s try again in Australia.

“For me, the feeling was really simi𒊎lar to yesterday. It’s difficult to a꧒ccept the crash. Let’s try again in Australia because we are getting closer.”

A glum Acosta still took the positives from his pace at Motegi, which is a continuation from the upturn in form he has shown since the San Ma🎃𝔉rino GP weekend.

“Well, feeling great this weekend,” he added.

“Australia is normally  a track w🐎e are quite fast. We can see [what] Brad [did] last season for this.

“Let’s see how the asphalt is♈ there and how the tyres are, because that’s going to be 🧸the question mark.”

Tech3 team manager Nicolas Goyon echoed Acosta’s sentiments, but also𝄹 believes this experience will⭕ make the rookie “stronger”.

“We reall💦y felt we had everyไthing in our hands to have one of our best weekends of the season,” he said.

“Pe𒊎dro was happy with the bike and the way everything was working so the DNF today was tough, especially when 🅠fighting at the front.

“We have to𓃲 learn from our mistakes and I🐎’m sure this will make him a stronger rider.”