Acosta explains scary high-speed crash in Austria MotoGP practice
Pedro Acosta has denied that his high-speed shunt in first practice for the Austrian Grand Prix was due to damage to his KTM, explaining that unusually cold tyres were the real cause. Acosta lost control of his bike going into the Turn 4 right-hander in the final stages of the session at Spielberg, crashing for […]
Could Acosta get a Verstappen-like mid-season promotion to KTM in MotoGP 2024?
But ahead of the fifth round of the season in Barcelona, Red Bull took a bold decision to instigate a driver swap, promoting Verstappen to its primary team at the cost of Kvyat, who was shuffled down to Toro Rosso. The sudden change in the two line-ups attracted criticism from some quarters, but Red Bull’s […]
Why MotoGP’s star rookie Acosta has already got KTM orbiting around him
Pedro Acosta’s third place in last weekend’s MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix makes him the third youngest rider in the premium category ever to score a podium. Only Randy Mamola (19 years and 261 days) and Eduardo Salatino (19 days and 274 days) have managed the feat at a younger age than Acosta, who ascended the Portimao […]