Pedro Acosta was not as optimistic as Maverick Viñales in Valencia, and is waiting to see the KTM during the Malaysian test at the beginning of 2026.
It’s a Peter Acosta Somewhat weary, the Spanish rider concluded the Valencia test last week. He now expects more from KTM after coming close to his first MotoGP victory several times towards the end of the season, without ever quite managing it. Despite giving it his all, the RC16 always remained a step behind the Ducati and the Aprilia.
Naturally, at the first test of the 2026 season, held two days later, he wasn't expecting any revolutionary changes. Within the KTM camp, Maverick Viñales, who returned after several weeks of absence due to his shoulder injury, appeared quite optimisticMore Acosta did not give the same speech. Although he finished fifth in the test and noted that he tried more things than a year ago, he is keeping his options open until the next test, which will be held in Malaysia at the beginning of the year.
“It’s a shame we lost so much time in the garage this morning, but things went pretty well this afternoon. I tried a new aero package, which was our priority. I compared it to the base package and noticed an improvement. It essentially makes the bike more stable. You have to consider that our strengths are strong, but our weaknesses are really weak. Now, everything is much more balanced and complete.”, did he declare.
“Compared to 2024, I was able to try more things, so it was a pretty productive day. The problem with aero is that it’s not all black and white. There are a lot of shades of gray, so the team will have to analyze the data, check if the feedback is accurate, and see how much we can improve.”
"The objective hasn't been achieved because we weren't five tenths of a second faster. It will only be achieved at that point.", he added. "This bike isn't quite there yet. That said, we couldn't expect a miracle today, otherwise it would have already happened on Sunday. Now we need to analyze things and we'll see what bike we have in Malaysia. Despite the few laps completed, we did a good job and clarified things in preparation for Sepang."
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