Pedro Acosta had so accustomed the paddock to exploits since his arrival in Moto3 last year that the same environment which quickly changes its mind began to doubt him as a rookie in Moto2, after eight races without materialisation. What's more, he hadn't scored a point since the Argentine Grand Prix, where he achieved his best result of the year with a seventh place. At Le Mans, he led the race but crashed before the end. In Italy, he gathered all the elements until he adjusted them perfectly to open his victory counter, however, thanks to the abandonment of Aron Canet who fell. Still, at 18 years and 4 days old, he made history and here’s why…
Peter Acosta is back on track in Moto2 after his victory in the last Italian Grand Prix at Mugello which removed the doubts which were beginning to crystallize around his person. An atmosphere he enjoys today: “ we can take criticism well or badly. What surely happened is that we didn't stop working, following this line. Two months ago it looked like Pedro Acosta was going home, he was going to go to Superbike, with all due respect to the Superbike riders. But we are back ».
A return that would only be the beginning: “ if we can continue like this we will have a lot of fun at the end of the season » warns the World Champion Moto3 In title. “ We had missed a good opportunity at Le Mans and in America. So I'm really happy with this victory. It took time, but hard times help you learn. We enjoy the good times even more », rejoices the Kalex pilot. “ The race was tough, it was the first race I led from start to finish. It wasn't easy to stay focused. The mistakes made in previous races allowed us to learn and progress. That's why we're here at the end ».
He adds : " It took a long time, longer than I would have liked., but we have arrived, we are here. The bikes have changed a lot from last year to this year, we focused on trying a lot of things in a very short time. I think we did a good job of taking one thing and, whether it was good or bad, seeing it through to the end. ».
Pedro Acosta: “ Marc Marquez, there is only one«
At Le Mans he crashed while in front, and at Mugello his bike gave him a warning when he started to play with his limit: “ I think that that was the warning I didn't get at Le Mans, I got it here. It was enough to keep me focused. I think that was the turning point in being able to keep up with the pace we had ».
The fact remains that with this achievement, he becomes the youngest driver of all time to have achieved success in the category, thus crossing out the name of Marc Marquez of this statistic. An event that Peter Acosta wants to put things into perspective in a context where the same Marc Marquez left for the United States for his last medical fight against his right arm: “ there is only one Marc Márquez. You shouldn't focus so much on what people say. We won, that's what counts, the rest doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether I'm before him or not, Marc Marquez there is only one. The important thing is that we won ». Peter Acosta writes its own story.
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