Pedro Acosta signalled his intention for his first MotoGP race iಌn a private conversation which was ov🌜erheard by cameras.

The teenaꦅger has been tipped for future stardom as he enters his first premier class season with Tech3 GASGAS.

The first round in Qatar is on March 8.

Ac🦩osta shone during parts of the preseason Sepang test and let his plan be known to his closest confidantಞes in a chat which was captured on camera.

“I think we can be with Brad,𒊎” he said about the season-opening race.

“Top 10, let’s say. 10th, 11th, 1✤ಞ2th. In this area, you know?

“It’s not bad for us.

“It’s true, also, that wiཧth the paceಌ we are faster. “But we miss a bit with the fast lap.

“But it’s normal enough for this.

“If we improve in this, and 🦋we are able to be in♔ Q2, everything is done.

“If we are in the top 10, we are able to🤪 fight for something.”

To target Brad Binder - who was KTM’s standout rider last season ꧟as he finished fourth in the MotoGP standings - is a bold indicator of Acosta’s 🔜confidence.

Still just 19, he is the Moto2 champion 𒈔and his demand to step into MotoGP this season forc🦂ed KTM to swiftly find him a bike.

Pol Espargaro was﷽ the unfortunate rider axed to make way for Acosta.

Acosta’s prodigious ability has draw𒆙n comparisons to Marc Marquez who entered MotoGP as the Moto2 champion, then won the premier title in his rookie year.

KTM motorsports director Pit Beirer said about Acosta: “I saw what all of you guys saw: He just൩ stepped in and༒ did fantastic things.

“Every day he became better and better and better during al𒆙l the six days. Showing a lap time at the end which is two-tenths faster than the pole position at the end of last year.

“So the level🌠 where he steps into this class is really, really high. Everybody talked about him, how many records he had broken in thꦯe other classes, how young he is. But then it's still of course always interesting to see what actually happens when you move from Moto2 to MotoGP.”