Despite being with KTM since Moto3 in 2021, Pedro Acosta has a significant team change in his arrival to MotoGP – where he will ride for Red Bull GasGas Tech3. For the first time since he his in the world championships he will have a new working group around him, starting with the crew chief, thus having to build new relationships.
The Spaniard admitted that changing his crew can be a hard task: ‘It’s true that isn’t always easy to change after being three years with the same group of people between Moto3 and Moto2 team. But on the other hand is true that… I don’t know if I have to talk about KTM or Pierer Mobility, but they gave me the best they could’.
The new crew chief for Acosta is Paul Trevathan, who was praised by the rider for being straightforward and clear: ‘About Paul, he is a super easy guy to work with. Two weeks ago I was in Austria spending some days in the wind tunnel and with the guys in the factory and I said to him: «You are one the easiest guys to work with I ever seen». He is quite clear, goes direct to the point and doesn’t try to convince anyone – if you are doing a good job he will say it, if you are doing a bad job he will say it. I’m quite happy. I also come with one of my mechanics from Moto2, Adrián, this also helps me a bit to be closer to the team. And at the moment we spend a lot of time together. We didn’t spend many days, but I think it will be a good season for us’.
The Moto3 and Moto2 world champion further commented about Trevathan and his integration in the new team: ‘I think I met him in Indonesia or Qatar, when we had a meeting together. And from the first moment he was very open. We also have to understand that I come from working three seasons with the same crew chief and our relationship was very good. Just with the eyes we knew what we had to do. With Paul it was quite easy to work with him from the beginning. We was texting me every week one or two times in December, asking how was surgery on the femur, how was the training, how was everything. It was quite nice to see, let’s say, «professional» crew chief on MotoGP that was really pushing to have contact with you, talk about life or «how are you». It’s true that I’ve also spent one week in Austria, I went every day to the factory to the wind tunnel and Red Bull APC. I went every day to the factory just to spend time with the guys and to make our relationship quite close. Because after three years working the same group of guys is quite… not difficult, but quite strange to go to the box and talk with other guys. just try to close myself to them because at the end it will be a big thing if we can connect before starting the season’.