Pedro Acosta He has already completed his first full season in the MotoGP World Championship. A year of learning that ended with a Top 10, although at times it seemed that he could opt for more this Sunday at the Circuit of Barcelona-Catalonia, in the replacement event of Valencia which closed the campaign .
Even if the “Mazarrón Shark” rolled further, over the laps could not follow the platoon led by Aleix Espargaro, Alex Marquez And Brad Binderwith which they played to be the best of the season in the ranks of KTMand finished tenth, behind Franco Morbidelli and of Marco Bezzecchiwho beat him by tenths in the final part.
Thus, during his meeting with the media after the last Sunday of classes, Acosta took stock and stressed that he had learned a lot and that he was drawing a very important lesson, that of the need to calm down 'future : “There was everything this season MotoGP. It was a year of learning and we learned a lot. I have to go slower“.
With this result, Pedro Acosta finishes sixth overall, with 215 points, two behind Binderwith whom he will share a garage in the official local team of Mattighofen during the elimination tests next Tuesday. Although the South African finished as a reference, the Murcian maintains that he was the fastest, by sensation: “I think numbers aside I was the fastest KTM on the track“.
Additionally, number 31 also had a few words about the title fight and praised the performance of Jorge Martin and how much he has improved since losing his first title opportunity to Pecco Bagnaia in 2023: “Martín's title was hard-won. He achieved what he didn't achieve last year. He gained in consistency, and it doesn't matter that he won fewer races“.
Finally, regarding the future, Acosta, who finished as the rider with the most crashes in 2024 ahead Marc Marquezit is clear that this is another aspect to improve: “You have to remember not to fall too much. I fell in 35% of races“, he concluded.
