Pedro Acosta, facing his second chance to become Moto2 champion

Pedro Acosta (Kalex) come to Malaysian Moto2 Grand Prixwhich will take place this weekend at the Sepang circuit, in his second chance to mathematically become the Moto2 world champion.

Acosta could have been champion in Thailand, but at that time the stars were not aligned with him second place after Fermín Aldeguer (Boscoscuro) did not benefit much as his only rival for the championship, the Italian Tony Arbolino (Kalex), finished fourth.

Now the accounts that must be carried out by Puerto de Mazarrón are simpler, because Fourth place was worth it regardless of Arbolino’s result and, if it doesn’t expire, doing the math will be easier.

So, much of the interest of the Malaysian weekend will focus on whether Pedro Acosta will be mathematically proclaimed Moto2 world champion, his second title in three years, but he will not have it easy, despite his dominance of the season . , in which he has achieved seven victories, three seconds and three thirds.

In front of him, seeking to close the season in the best possible way, he will find, in addition to Tony Arbolino and his compatriot Celestino Vietti (Kalex), the British Jake Dixon (Kalex), the Thai Somkiat Chantra (Kalex), the Japanese Ai Ogura (Kalex), the Czech Filip Salac (Kalex) or the Spanish Arón Canet (Kalex), Albert Arenas (Kalex), Manuel González (Kalex), Alonso López (Boscoscuro) and Fermín Aldeguer.

Moto2 is not one of the most exciting categories of the current season, due to the undisputed dominance of Pedro Acosta, something that does not happen in Moto3where the leader, Jaume Masia (Honda), managed to increase his advantage in Thailand, but he barely had 17 points against the Japanese Ayumu Sasaki (Husqvarna) and 25 points against the Colombian of Spanish origin David Alonso (Gas Gas) and the Spanish Daniel Holgado (KTM), initial leader of the smallest of the categories.

So, Masia He will have a difficult commitment in Sepang, because to consolidate his path towards what will be the first world title of his sporting career before moving up to Moto2 in 2024, he will have to try to add a new victory, which he did not accept since the race in Japan and achieved it on two other occasions (Netherlands and India).

Perhaps, in his favor, against the Japanese Ayumu Sasakilacks the regularity of this one, but behind Colombian Spanish origins David Alonsodebutant in the category with the Gas Gas team of Jorge Martínez Aspar, is nothing more than a demonstration of continued growth and a “silly” inappropriate for a young man of his age (17 years old), unless we are talking, like , from a champion in the making.

Alonso knows how to face the last laps of the race with more than successful control and mastery of the situation, which has allowed him to achieve four victories and second positions in his last nine grands prix, more than properly numbers for someone who will face his first season in the world championship and is already the best Moto3 rookie.

In addition to Jaume Masiá, Ayumu Sasaki and David Alonso, we also have to consider the end of the season of Daniel Holgado, they all have mathematical options to fight for the title, as well as the Turkish Deniz Öncü (KTM ), always contending for victory even if a bit more irregular than its rivals.

Again and as is often the case in Moto3, they are not the only proper names to consider, as they usually have a “share of prominence”, riders like Brazilian Diogo Moreira (KTM), Dutchman Collin Veijer (Husqvarna ) , the Japanese Ryusei Yamanaka (KTM), Taiyo Furusato (Honda) and Kaito Toba (KTM), or the Spanish Iván Ortolá (KTM), José Antonio Rueda (KTM), David Muñoz (KTM), Xavier Artigas (CFMoto) and David Salvador (KTM).