After months of struggles, Pedro Acosta made a spectacular return to MotoGP at the Aragon Grand Prix. The Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 rookie had his best weekend yet, taking podiums in both the Sprint and Main Races to climb into the top five of the championship.
This strong comeback took place during a weekend where KTM proved much more competitive than usual, despite the tricky grip conditions on the new Motorland Aragon asphalt.
« I was happy to be competitive again in Aragon " commented Peter Acosta à Misano. " I can accept losing but not not performing well. Our competitors will be strong, but last year, Binder and Pedrosa had a great race here ».
Carlo Pernat: “ With the help of Dani Pedrosa, Pedro Acosta was much stronger »
Exactly, Dani Pedrosa …The driver manager, Charles Pernat, praised the performance ofAcosta and the importance of Dani Pedrosa, the test pilot of KTM, in this resurgence: “ Aragon witnessed the KTM return, and Acosta appears to have regained control of his bike", he told GPOne.com. He returned to the configuration he had in the past, and with the help of Pedrosa, he was much stronger. It is obvious that Pedrosa is the soul of KTM, which is working to prepare Pedro for next season ».
With the experience of Pedrosa behind the scenes and the determination ofAcosta on the track, KTM seems ready to face the rest of the season with optimism. His current boss Hervé Poncharal is also of this opinion, predicting him to become World Champion. The rookie of MotoGP replied : " Poncharal said that next year I will fight for the title? In the meantime, let's keep our fingers crossed, the move to the official team will help me and the improvements they are making on the bike will help us. Our project is still quite young, let's not forget that ».
