Pedro Acosta He has a lot of focus on her whether she likes it or not. The Murcian pilot arrives MotoGP with KTM at only 19 years old and surprising since the day he made his World Cup debut in 2021. In his first three years he won two titles (Moto3 in 2021 and Moto2 in 2023), something that no one else can boast of. His talent, combined with his charisma off the court, made him a figure whose size generates many expectations as the new image of the World Cup for the not-too-distant future.
Despite all these elements, Acosta does not want to make the same mistake as in Moto2, where he also arrived with many expectations that he would be champion for the first time, but instead he had to experience a slower adaptation. Something that should be completely normal for 99% of other pilots.
“I learned a lot in the first year of Moto2 because a lot of people had expectations, maybe even I believed them and they were unrealistic. So, feet on the ground now another three days of testing is coming. Even if we get a good result in Qatar it will not be realistic because we have been testing for many days. So until Portimao we are not going to see where we really are,” he declared to the press with MD among them.
Feet on the ground but the fastest in the first tests
But if you don’t want people to have too many expectations, setting the best time in the three-day shakedown at Sepang is not the best solution. Jokes aside, the fact that the Spaniard is the fastest indicates how comfortable he is in the RC16. Although Acosta himself gives it very little value.
“The value I give? Zero. For me, the important thing is that we know that we have maintained a good speed even with used tires. On the second day we tried the long distance and the speed was normal and on the last day we improved it. “What’s important is that every step we’ve taken is pretty solid.”
“I’m happy because on the fastest lap we’ve always been going a little with our tongue out, it was already clear that it was difficult for me to do it in Moto2 or Moto3. But here it is 10 in the morning and I did it . I think the reason is the difference in the behavior of the bikes with the tires, here it is more noticeable if it is new rubber. It gives me an extra ‘feel’ in the front and the points where I can do it. take more advantage. But it meant little to be first, fifth or tenth. What I want is to see that he is improving”
The work Dani did with Pedrosa and Pol Espargaró
During the first days of testing, Acosta kept up with the track Dani Pedrosa, KTM tester, and with Pol Espargaro, who have been with the Austrians since the beginning of the project. Of course, now there is also a secondary role after having no place as a starting driver. For Pedro, having two by his side was a privilege.
“It’s nice to have two drivers with a lot of experience. So we can compare information. The thing is when we followed Dani we had a problem and we couldn’t stay as long as we planned.
“We haven’t tested the aerodynamics. We’re focused on the electronics because it depends on how you manage it, it gives you the option to fight things at the end of the race. We’re focused on that and my driving. if not i ended up leaning or going straight at some acceleration the controls jumped. “If we start with a bad foundation the building is built leaning to one side, then we make it stable to straighten the building.”
This Tuesday the action starts again in Sepang but this time every rider on the MotoGP grid will be there. More filming for Acosta who needs very little to show that he is in the elite to continue surprising.
Source: La Verdad
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