MotoGP insight: Get ready for Acosta!

The MotoGP paddock is on high alert following the arrival in the premier class of The Next Big Thing… Pedro Acosta.

The 19-year-old has secured the Moto3 and Moto2 titles in his three-year Grand Prix career and looked very much at home on the GASGAS Tech3 RC16 during his test debut in Valencia.

MCN caught up with Acosta ahead of the FIM Awards in Liverpool earlier this month.

Learning and maturing

“I was quite surprised about the bike; how to ride it, the movements, how to push under braking… they all came quite naturally,” Acosta told MCN when asked about the Valencia MotoGP Test.

It’s a warning to the MotoGP regulars that it may not take long for Acosta to get up to speed. One thing clear from the test is how important Acosta is to KTM’s MotoGP project, with several factory staffers joining the Tech3 crew in surrounding the youngster each time he returned to the garage…