RiderTua.com – Marc Marquez likes to ‘duel’ with new rider Pedro Acosta. Even though he is a rookie, Acosta made his MotoGP debut like an experienced rider, and in just two weeks of racing he has achieved his first podium in the premier class, overtaking the factory KTM rider and two MotoGP champions (Marc-Pecco).. He always shows confidence and ambition that reminds the beginnings of legends like Valentino Rossi or Marc Marquez.
The 19-year-old rider learned his first important lesson in Qatar; There, in the opening race, Acosta understood that MotoGP races can be very long, and after running out of tires at Losail and experiencing more physical problems than expected, the #31 knew how to adapt well in Portugal.
Marc Marquez : I Like Chasing Acosta
Marc Marquez was one of the riders who became Pedro Acosta’s ‘victims’. The #93 rider offered practically no resistance after Acosta’s first attack, and after understanding that the Spanish rookie’s speed was even superior to his own, the Gresini rider chose to stay behind him and taking advantage of the problems faced by Pecco Bagnaia, he finally overtook at turn five which ended with both of them falling.
When Marc was asked about Acosta’s career, the 31-year-old rider could not hide that he likes to fight with Acosta. way to take advantage of the moment, and If things go well for him, as it did for me in 2013, he will get on the podium like he did here, he will win the race, and I already said it before the start in Qatar, that he will become a rider of the future and present,” concluded Márquez.
In just two series (Qatar and Portugal), Pedro Acosta is already fifth in the MotoGP standings with 28 points, 23 points behind the leader of the standings, Jorge Martin. In the KTM family, only Binder is ahead of him in points (42 points), and well ahead of Jack Miller (9th with 16 points) and his GASGAS teammate Augusto Fernández (16th with 5 points), who does not can find a good feeling with the 2024 version of the RC16.
