The new Spanish pearl that came sweeping the World Cup: “There is excitement because you cannot climb by doing better”

There seems to be no end to Spain’s MotoGP World Championship streak. And the reason is because pearls don’t stop coming out of the quarry pointing to the top while they are young. one of them is Alvaro Carpethe Murcian pilot of only 17 years will debut in the category of Moto3 with KTMafter announcing the third driver in history to win the Red Bull Rookies Cup and the JuniorGP.

With this record, expectations are sky high, but in a relaxed chat with MD, Carpe made it clear that a year of learning is coming but not losing a little bit of that ambition that brought him so quickly and limit to the dream of his life. . Now it’s time to measure.

Álvaro, does coming to the World Championship after being the JuniorGP champion and the Red Bull Rookies Cup bring more pressure or excitement for you to start?

I have no pressure, the truth is. What there is now is a lot of enthusiasm to start now because you can’t climb up to do better. I have accomplished all the goals I set out to achieve in 2024 and be ready in 2025 to jump into the World Cup and measure up.

How was the last few days? Nervous or is it handled well?

We are managing well. I train, spend days on our habits so I can get to 100%. Now is the time to get together with those of us who will be getting together for the rest of the year.

What are the goals of the season?

Well, by doing well in the Moto3 World Championship, we hope, even if it’s not the most important thing, to be the rookie of the year. I do give it importance because you climb and being able to do it well in the beginning is important. Being in the top group in most races would be good or hopefully I can do it in all of them. And then achieve a podium or even victory.

He will share a box with José Antonio Rueda, who was the first to win the Junior and Red Bull Rookies Cups in the same year. What advice did you give him for his debut and how positive is having him on your side of the box to compare yourself to?

He went up to make history. He did the same to me but he got it first. I am the third. But having someone with so much potential in boxing is also a motivation. Not in the form of pressure but motivation to do good.

And he debuted in a team that has been a reference for years. How was the signature forged?

If you’re doing really well in the Rookies Cup, they’ll always have you in the front for the early ones. Having won the Rookies Cup has done 90% of the job for me to possibly be the best team. Nothing, I’m very happy.

In these early days, how have you noticed a change in the way of working with a World Cup team?

They have nothing to do with each other. It is more demanding. Both the new bike versus the old, and the World Cup team. The level is not the same, and neither is the demand and pressure. The level of employment today is nowhere near what it was a year ago.

There is a lot of talk about KTM’s economic crisis and the future. Is this something that worries you?

I’m not worried at all. In the end I focus on my work and myself, really.

Is there any race that you wish you could do better, that you’re looking forward to?

I’m looking forward to Thailand because it’s the first and because it’s a country I really like and want to visit. I am also interested in the Asian tour because I am very intrigued by visiting new countries and circuits.

I also like Austria and it is the home of KTM. I hope I do well there because my results have always been good. This year, for example, I won both races, something very difficult. I always liked it.

Tell us more about yourself: where does your passion for motorcycles come from?

This mainly stems from the fact that my father really loved motorcycles. In the end it was a dream he couldn’t live with and now he lives with me. He is the one who enjoys it the most.

But it really starts with my brother. He saw my father as a child riding in a newspaper picture and was crazy enough to try it. Well, at first I went to the circuit just to see it and looking from the fence I saw it and I started crying because I wanted to ride it too. My father doesn’t even want to leave me. That’s when my current monitor, ‘Pacote’, saw me and wanted to put me on trial. And everything continued until now.

What are your idols, your references?

The truth is that I have always liked Marc Márquez since I was little. In the end he won everything when I grew up. Pedro Acosta, who I trained a lot, is from Murcia and I have a lot of connections with him. The same goes for Aldeguer. Or Jorge Martín, what he achieved on the satellite motorcycle in 2024 is also something very important.

Talk about Acosta, Aldeguer… last year Ana Carrasco also won the Women’s World Championship, Máximo Quiles will also debut in Moto3… what is there in this generation for you to raise everyone to this level?

There is no trick. If there are many people from Murcia, that means there are people there. Finally we are working properly. When things are done the right way, one is on task. Both this generation and the one coming from behind are pushing hard.