All riders have their references from other eras of motorcycling and Pedro Acosta is no exception. The exciting MotoGP rookie talked about the examples he follows and is inspired by.
In the Moto.it website podcast, the Red Bull GasGas Tech3 Spanish rider revealed two idols: ‘For me, [Kevin] Schwantz was a spectacle. It’s similar, but I think he had more or less the same mentality as [Casey] Stoner sometimes when he was riding. So, I think he is also a bit more spectacular than the rest‘.
Acosta believes that, in a way, his riding style is similar to the Australian’s, although he acknowledges that they are different eras of MotoGP: ‘In the end, it’s true that, in terms of riding style, I think a bit more about Stoner. But it’s different to compare his era, because the current MotoGP is very different‘.
Stoner was world champion in 2007 for Ducati and in 2012 for Repsol Honda, then ending his career. Schwantz, on the other hand, was one of the standout riders of the 1990s, but was only champion once: in 1993, with Suzuki colors. He ended his career prematurely in 1995 after only three Grand Prix races that season.
