Pedro Acosta has impressed in his entry into the premier class of two wheels and the results he has achieved in the tests in Sepang have not left anyone indifferent.
‘He was fast, which doesn’t surprise me. It wouldn’t surprise me if he finished among the top five in the tests over these three days. When you come from Moto2, if you look at the history, you have a way of going through the corner and a speed and that point of unconsciousness that also looks good, going very fast. In this circuit, there are stages, if you see when [Fabio] Quartararo, [Johann] Zarco, me, here [Francesco] Bagnaia went up and I don’t know if he was first in this test, he was in front. You go up from Moto2 and you have a speed that you then lose and gain in other points. Of course, you fall and you see that when you hit the asphalt, you are faster. Acosta is very good, this year, if not in all races, he will be at the front in many. Based on his history, that’s also what suits him, to arrive and be in the front’. These words are from Marc Márquez, quoted by the newspaper Marca.
Yesterday, on the first day of testing, Acosta (Red Bull GasGas Tech3/KTM) was the second fastest rider on the track, finishing 0.269s behind fellow countryman Jorge Martín.
