The 2024 MotoGP season has seen Pedro Acosta make a remarkable debut. Despite his rookie status, the Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 rider has stood out with three podiums and a pole position. However, he is still looking for a first victory, which seems within reach. So what is still holding him back?
Dani Pedrosa, motorcycle legend and test rider for KTM, delivered his analysis on this case. According to him, if Acosta is already at an impressive level, a few adjustments could allow him to take that final step towards victory. What's missing? We need to help him a little more with the bike, that's clear. The recent changes we've made since the summer are already paying off, and he's shown that in these last races. But the level that the Ducati riders are setting is very high. I think he just needs a little more experience. ", has explained Pedrosa.
Dani Pedrosa: “ What is missing from Pedro Acosta? Just a little more experience and we have to help him with the bike »
Peter Acosta, already appreciated for his charisma and natural leadership, seems to be adapting well to the intense atmosphere of MotoGP. Pedrosa adds: " His debut really surprised me; I was positively surprised. And from what I knew about him, I really appreciate how, with his attitude, he is taking more and more leadership within the team. He is not yet in the factory team, but next year he will be, and I think this will also help him make another leap forward »
Next year, Acosta will join the factory team of KTM, a transition that could mark a turning point in his young career. In the meantime, his steady progress and determination are encouraging signs for the future. With a little more technical support and increased experience, everything suggests thatAcosta could well secure his first victory in MotoGP very soon.
In any case, he has the determination, if we refer to his last statement when leaving Motegi, a path that was the setting for the last Japanese Grand Prix : " I will not accept that the Ducati is better than the KTM, even if it makes me fall again ».
