Pedro Acosta may have seemed to be marking time in his championship after the last two Grands Prix, but he nonetheless remains the great revelation of Moto3 this season. He is at the center of all negotiations and the star of all projects, so much so that we cannot imagine him doing a second year in the Grand Prix entry category. Moto2 is practically guaranteed to him while everything remains to be done in his current title race. The young Spaniard, barely 17 years old, also has all the qualities. Better: to listen to Rossi Sr. and his team manager Aki Ajo, he would be the formidable synthesis of two drivers still active and who became legends during their lifetime...
What could be more rewarding than being presented as a sort of synthesis between Valentino Rossi et Marc Marquez ? Or what has been done best as a motorcycle rider in recent decades? An honor granted, but also a lot of pressure put on the shoulders of Peter Acosta, whose name was only known to insiders at the start of this 2021 financial year.
Since this campaign began, this son of a fisherman has asserted himself as the big fish to catch. Although KTM has it in its nets, the VR46 works to lure it. It must be said that it brings back good memories if we are to believe Graziano Rossi, father of Vale: “ he is very similar to Vale in his approach » he said. “ Even when Vale came into 125 there were a lot of experienced and fast riders. And like Valentino, Acosta also has the same naturalness, the same ease, like controlling the motorcycle. It's true, that's why he looks like him, Acosta doesn't ride it like the others, he makes the bike do what he wants ».
For his part, his team manager Aki Ajo fights so that its phenomenon does not fade away to the song of the sirens… “ Sometimes these good years come out, but it's still too early to believe that it will be like this all season, so we have to continue working » says the wise Finn who recalls that he has already experienced this type of auspicious season: “ maybe 2016. Let's see if it continues ". A year in which he won two world titles with Johann zarco in Moto2 and a very young Brad Binder in Moto3.
“Pedro Acosta has things from Marc Márquez, even if they are different”
However, Garlic can be proud of Pedro Acosta. The Murcian is already considered the revelation driver of the season and if he does not want to praise him to the skies at the risk of harming him, he cannot help comparing him to one of his young drivers of the past, and not no matter which one… « It's a different driver, that's clear, and it's true that it has things from Marc Márquez, even if they are different. How are they similar? They have the ability to learn a lot and quickly despite their youth ". Then he corrects himself: “ but they are very young and we have to wait ».
Many take the Spaniard's move to Moto2 for granted after this season, and not necessarily in the colors of KTM… Information thatAki Ajo he himself does not want to confirm but he leaves the door open. “ It is too early to say whether Pedro should move up to Moto2 next season. You have to go step by step and without rushing. We'll see ". Sure, but Peter Acosta has already completed some of these famous stages, and the paddock MotoGP just asks to open all doors for him.
