“Forgetting about the championship” transformed my MotoGP form
Pedro Acosta believes abandoning his early-season title ambitions was key to turning his 2025 MotoGP campaign around and becoming a regular podium contender. Although Acosta made a slow start to his sophomore campaign in MotoGP, held back by an underdeveloped bike and KTM’s financial woes, his results improved steadily as the year went on. Having broken inside the top […]
“Maverick Vinales has more talent and speed than Pedro Acosta”
Some have already labelled them the odd couple, while others predict they won’t even make it together to the first grand prix of the 2026 MotoGP campaign in March. Jorge Lorenzo, however, brushes off such comments with the same mindset that defined him during his racing career — letting them go in one ear and out […]
Supersub Pol Espargaro deserves to be full-time MotoGP rider, says Pedro Acosta
Pedro Acosta has heaped admiration on KTM’s test rider Pol Espargaro after his impressive cameo appearances during the 2025 MotoGP season. Espargaro, who retired from MotoGP at the end of 2023, contested five races with Tech3 this year as a substitute for injured Vinales. The 34-year-old delivered top-10 finishes in four out of five starts and […]
Why KTM would be wise to prepare for a future without Pedro Acosta
In any deteriorated relationship, there may come a point of no return where a breakup – if handled well – is the least traumatic solution for both sides. That is when mourning sets in: the period during which the wound heals and, once completed, both parties can face the future with clarity. We might be talking about […]
Pedro Acosta brands 2025 MotoGP season a “wasted year”
Pedro Acosta has described the 2025 MotoGP season as a “wasted year” for him, arguing that the step he made as a rider was not matched by the results he expected. Acosta came of age in his sophomore MotoGP campaign, cutting down on crashes and evolving into a far more complete rider as he spearheaded […]
Can Pedro Acosta finally score his maiden MotoGP win in Valencia?
Pedro Acosta’s chart-topping time in Friday practice for the Valencia Grand Prix has once again raised hopes that the KTM sensation could finally break through for his maiden MotoGP win. The Spaniard has been fielding questions about that elusive first victory for much of his sophomore campaign, and they only grew louder when Gresini rookie […]
It’s «painful» Pedro Acosta isn’t winning because of KTM’s limitations
Pol Espargaro says it is “painful” to watch Pedro Acosta unable to showcase his full potential due to the limitations of KTM’s MotoGP bike. As the 2025 season has progressed, Acosta has grown increasingly consistent, having admitted to making too many mistakes early in the year. While his speed had never been in doubt, the newfound […]
‘Money is what matters to me the least – only winning satisfies me’
At just 21 years old, Pedro Acosta already knows what it means to become the center of attention overnight; to be labeled as the next extraterrestrial to land in MotoGP from the same planet that once produced Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi; and to deal with the frustration of not yet having opened his victory […]
Pedro Acosta reacts after €2000 fine for breaking MotoGP’s newest rule
Factory KTM rider Pedro Acosta has been hit with a fine of €2000 for breaching MotoGP’s new restart rule that was introduced ahead of this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix. Acosta crashed the RC16 at Turn 1 with about 2m45s left on the clock in Q2, before remounting and going on to qualify fifth on the […]