Pedro Acosta not relenting on KTM MotoGP expectations

Pedro Acosta keeps pressure on KTM to improve

Pedro Acosta, KTM Factory Racing, 2025 Aragon MotoGP
Pedro Acosta, KTM Factory Racing, 2025 Aragon MotoGP
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Pedro Acosta’s patience with KTM rema🍸ins tested ahead of the MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix, as he believes “12 days” since the last round is “time enough” to have found something.

The 21-year-old noted after the British Grand Prix that 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:he “does not accept” the competitive situation KTM is in right now and is “not patient”, as he urged the Austrian manufactur🦂er to ma💖ke gains quickly.

It came after what he described as a “race of hopelessness” at Silverstone, in which he came from 14th꧃ to sixt♏h.

Ahead of this ꦗweekend’s Aragon Grand Prix, he is ninth in the standings on 58 points - 43 fewer than he’d managed at the same stage las🍷t season, having also scored five podiums.

An in-season test will take place on Monday after the Aragon round, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pedro Acosta’s expectations for a step with the RC16 high.

“Well, humans have made bigger🍌 things in less time,” he replied when asked about the test.

“They’ve had 12 days to surprise m💮e. Time enough.”

Acosta’s hard approach with KTM in the 🌞media comes as his future remains a point of discussion, amid rumours of him leaving the brand in 2026.

This looks more unlikely now Jorge Martℱin is looking to activate a performance clause in his Aprilia🐭 contract to reportedly join Honda, which was previously a rumoured option for Acosta.

At Silverstone, Acosta insisted that he will be on a KTM next year while also stat🧜ing that he still “believes” in the group.

Qualifying is “killing” KTM

Last y꧟ear’s Aragon ro🧸und proved to be a strong one for Acosta, who walked away from the event with a brace of podiums.

While he isn’t predicting a repeat, he believes the similar layout n𒀰a🍷ture of Aragon to Silverstone, where he was sixth despite it not suiting the bike, should make a top five result possible.

However🎐, he says KTM must improve its qualifying form as it is “killing us” right now.

“Well, also Silverstone was not m✱y or not the🅘 bike’s best track and we managed quite ok,” he added.

“Let’s try to improve i✅n the qualifying and ꦏin the Friday afternoon’s, which is the thing that is killing us.

“It’s the most dramatic thing at the moment.

“I think the Silverstone race, fꦓor how not easy the track was for me and how not easy the track was for the bike, we made a proper race.

“[Qualifying] was a disaster [at Silverstone].

“Everything starts from Friday, because if you are in the Q2 🦹the worst you can make is 12th.

“Ok 12th is n♈ot good, but you are not 14th or 17th, 18th, 19th. We need to improve this area the most. Race pace is not bad at all.”

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