Having barely stepped off his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM RC16 after finishing 3rd in the 2025 Portuguese Grand Prix at Portimão, Peter Acosta spoke in front of the cameras of the official website MotoGP.com with a perfect understanding of his current situation…
We report his remarks here without any formatting.
🎤 Pedro, another podium finish to cap off this exceptional weekend! In the final laps, where on earth did you find that pace?
And did you feel that you could catch up to Alex and overtake him?
Pedro Acosta: "I really tried, but I exploded at the end, a bit like yesterday with Alex. But hey, we have to be happy."
It's clear that we lack a lot of pace and traction at the start of the race, and no matter how well we manage the tires for the end: if we lose everything at the start, we still lose.
For this, I want to thank the whole team, and especially thank Dani with whom we spoke yesterday on WhatsApp, and who helped me see the race in a different way.
So, really, thank you to KTM, to Dani, to Pol, who is doing an excellent job.
We know our weak point, but we are working on it.
For this reason, this podium finish is yet another very good sign.
Results of the 2025 Portuguese Grand Prix:
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