RiderTua.com – Marc Marquez, who became MotoGP world champion as a rookie in 2013, estimates that Pedro Acosta will be involved in the battle on the front lines. “Pedro will be one of them this season. He has everything to become a ‘big name’ in MotoGP,” said the newcomer to the Gresini Ducati team.
Marquez was not the only rider who praised Acosta, Pecco Bagnaia and Aleix Espargaro also said the same thing. “He will definitely fight for the top 10. It’s too early and he’s still too young to put pressure on him. We can see he’s enjoying it,” said the Ducati Lenovo rider.
Meanwhile Aleix said, “Obviously he will be one to watch this season.”
Marc Marquez : Pedro Acosta will be one of the best riders in MotoGP
Pedro Acosta appreciates the praise, but he is still waiting to understand the potential is his first target. “It’s always nice to hear these things, but we have to wait to see the reality and wait to see where we can be at the MotoGP weekend. The new format with the first QP on Friday, also with qualifying and the sprint race on Saturday will be question mark. However, we will try to be ready,” said the 19-year-old rookie.
The newcomer to the GasGas Tech3 team continued, “The last 3 years, I lived under pressure every day. Imagine a 16 year old teenager arriving at the factory KTM team to win. 3 years of his life focused on winning only. Of course there was pressure, but I managed it better than my first season in Moto3. In Moto2 I had a lot of pressure on myself, and it was my fault for putting all this pressure on myself. But now it’s better and I’m holding on.”
