to tell you where the wheels are,
and that's super important."
New factory KTM rider Pedro
Acosta (ninth) tested a whop-
ping five new fairings, while
teammate Brad Binder (sixth)
focused on improvements to
the RC16's electronics. "I tried a
few different things, a little bit of
wheelie control, a little bit of TC
stuff. We tried some small aero
parts, some different things just
to gain some information with
some stiffnesses and stuff. It
was pretty cool," said the South
African. And Acosta immediately
felt a change in his factory sur
-
roundings, and insisted he was
going to the winter break calm.
"Happy. And at peace," he said.
"It was a hard year, and com
-
ing 'back home,' back with the
people that KTM have from the
beginning of the project, and not
having a problem the whole day
in stupid things was super nice."
The Austrian factory will
also be heartened by the per-
formance of new Tech3 rider
Maverick Vinales in 12th. In
addition to the RC16's top speed,
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Yamaha had a
promising test.
Fabio Quartararo
was second
quickest.
Jack Miller made his
debut appearance on
the Pramac Yamaha.
