Brad Binder has been wa⛦rned that his status as KTM’s star rider is under threat by Pedro Acosta.

The scintillating riding style, fearless overtaking and solid result💙s of rookie rider Acost🅰a has taken MotoGP by storm this year.

The teenager already seems a shoo-in to progress from Te🦩ch3 GASGAS to the factory team in 2025 but he could ev𝔉en eclipse Binder as the manufacturer’s top man.

Broadcaster Simon Crafar analysed in Jerez: “Pedro hasn’t been doing those ꦺamazing things, like I’ve seen before from a y♏oung rider coming into MotoGP, because they have a teammate who can show them the set-up.

“Pedro is doing it alone. It’s truly amazing.

“That’s why Br🐟ad Binder must really feel the pressure to step up. I listened to the debrief from COTA - it sounds like the team went the wrong way on the first day, he had a broken toe. He said it was very hard to brake.

“We can forgive him for COTA but༒ not for much longer. That’s why the pressure is on both those KTM teammates.”

Jack Appley🦩ard ꦇreplied: “Brad, for so long, has been the main rider. The key man at KTM.

“Suddenly there is a power struggle. It’s a power struggle, if things continue, that’s he’s starting t🅺o lose🌄.”

Crafar said: “🦄How import🐻ant is it for a manufacturer to find a young superstar?

“Young riders come in as a b🌳lank page and absorb everything. It is so refreshing.

“We need more of these riders, 🧔the new bꦕlood. They raise the level.”

Binder’s seat, at least, is not under threat because he i⛄s contracted to KTM beyond the start of next year.

H🗹is teammate in th🔯e factory team, Jack Miller, is not so fortunate.

“Jack? I still hope that we are yet to s💎ee the best of Jack this year,” Cra🥀far said.

“It’s too late, I♍’d have liked to have seen it in the first or second race. I think it’s there. Let’s hope.

“Brad? He is going to come out swinging.”

Acos🐻ta is fourth🌳 in the MotoGP standings after four rounds.

He has claimed two podiums, and become the third-youngest rider to earn a 🐠Mot🃏oGP podium.

Acosta is 10 points ahead of Binder, and 47 clear𒆙 of Miller.

The brilliant young Spaniard is already on his way to becoming𒁏 KTM’s prized asset - it is expected that the manufacturer have an option in their contract with him to extend their partnership into 2025 at least, while promoting him into their factory team.