Overview
- KTM team boss Aki Ajo said a sensor triggered when Acosta ran over kerbs on Saturday, which put the bike into an emergency mode and caused two stoppages that cut his morning running.
- The stoppages left Acosta under-prepared for the Sprint and limited his laps on Saturday, a shortfall he said contributed to mistakes and a ninth-place Sprint finish.
- Acosta described the fault as new and said a simple apology is not enough because a stuck throttle is a safety issue that must be fixed to stop it recurring.
- Reports from the weekend say KTM has been running engines down and applying temporary measures while engineers chase a substantive technical fix expected around the German Grand Prix next month.
- The Assen sensor problem joins a string of RC16 reliability troubles dating back to the Catalan and Czech rounds, creating performance losses, safety concerns and a threat to KTM’s season targets.