“We have made many steps forward”

Pedro Acosta finished the 2025 MotoGP test held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with great joy. The man from Murcia, after getting off the motorcycle, admitted to the media that “because he was faired up all day, faired down, the day went very well.”

‘Tiburón de Mazarrón’, asked about what things he is testing as a driver for the official team of the Austrian manufacturer, said that “I rode the bikes I rode over the weekend, focusing on aerodynamics. Binder has it in electronics, that is some new things have come; although, for now, stupid. We had to close the issue here, because later we will go to Malaysia and Thailand and we will have a little time to manage everything.”

In that sense, Murcian added that “I tried five different fairings and they – the other KTM riders – tried what I liked the most. Most of the comments are of the same style (…) The day is too long to understand what direction to take in terms of aerodynamics“.

Another improvement introduced to your The KTM has become a saddle: “It’s in terms of comfort and it’s been good for everyone. It allows you to maintain a more natural position on the bike“.

Returning to the fairings, Acosta pointed out that they have been tested a lot because “We need to calm the bike down a bit and find something that doesn’t work badly with the controls.. At the same time, the motorcycle should not slow down and turn; “I want everything.”

“In aerodynamics, something so new, it is not so easy for the pilot to leave happy with more than one thing in the test (…) When the sun went down, I was looking at what Binder had done and trying out silly electronic things. We have improved in some important areas. Now, we have taken many steps forward, I am very happy“, said ’37’.

In official box and numbered ’37’

“Happy to be home again“, began Acosta when asked about his experience with the official KTM team. At the same time, The Murcian admitted that his role remains almost the same compared to last year: “Little has changed, in the Misano test I now have three bikes in the box. The difference is, now, the bike is orange.”

“Wearing orange means running home, it’s like a nougat ad saying ‘go home for Christmas’. The helmet wink now goes there too. He’s been gone for a year and it’s been a long time. I went home with the people I grew up with, the people I met since I came to the World Cup.. I don’t have a problem with the things I pull, I leave happy. It’s great to see Adri, my trusted mechanic that I trust with my eyes closed, is where he needs to be and not changing tires or getting his hands dirty,” he stated.

Regarding what he liked between wearing orange and reclaiming the ’37’, Pedro Acosta, jokingly, settled down. “both at the same time, like a straw and never ending. “Everything came together and we were happy.”