Pedro Acosta’s crew chief Paul Trevathan believes KTM’s different MotoGP riders couldn’t bounce on the Spaniard’s bike and do what he does on it.
Acosta made an on the spot impression on the MotoGP grid throughout his 2024 debut season, as he scored 9 podiums throughout sprints and grands prix.
The 20-year-old, who rode for Tech3 final season, ended up simply two factors behind KTM veteran Brad Binder in sixth within the standings – which marked the best rookie placement within the championship since Fabio Quartararo in 2019.
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Acosta will race for KTM’s manufacturing facility crew in 2025 alongside Binder.
All through 2024, Acosta repeatedly managed to extract extra out of the RC16 bundle than KTM’s different riders, with Trevathan pointing to his adaptability as a key trait of the Spaniard.
In an unique interview with Crash.internet, when requested how Acosta compares to the opposite KTM riders, Trevathan stated: “For instance, different guys may get on his bike, very same set-up, however they couldn’t do what he does on it.
“After which he may most likely get on their bike and simply do the identical, as a result of he’s so adaptable.”
Trevathan credit this to Acosta seeing himself as a motorbike racer slightly than an athlete, and is due to this fact focusing his coaching programme on totally different motorbike disciplines.
“He does a variety of driving, which is one thing I admire as a result of he doesn’t see himself as an athlete – he sees himself as a motorbike rider,” he stated.
“So, he doesn’t need to run a marathon, he doesn’t need to be knowledgeable bicycle owner. He needs to journey bikes. So, his coaching and his understanding is about learn how to be quick on a motorbike.
“After which he places himself by means of so many various disciplines when he’s driving that he’s all the time adapting. After which this adaptation involves the race monitor, the place the bike doesn’t should be excellent.
“He doesn’t assume the bike will ever be excellent. So, he’s all the time capable of put one thing on high of it.
“And this half is unbelievable. And as a technician, to have this within the pocket, the place you’ve simply acquired to be 90% and he’ll seize that further 10% out of it.
“So, ultimately, you simply ensure you don’t fuck up. After which he can handle the remaining. However perhaps for growth or stuff like which you can get a bit caught as a result of, for instance, what occurred with Honda and Marc [Marquez], the place any person has the flexibility to take it to a different place that no person else can.
“And you then lose that potential after which hastily the bike seems to be form of regular. So, that is robust on the corporate to essentially perceive.
“However this a part of him is one thing that’s actually, actually distinctive on this world in the meanwhile. Additionally, his calmness within the field, he’s by no means as soon as revved.
“I’m positive his in-laps have been some swearing and cursing happening, as a result of he’s fairly an open character, however with regards to the professionalism contained in the field he’s excellent.
“And he’s by no means pointing the finger at something. There’s the story that we by no means change the bike loads, and it’s true. However the truth was that many instances I’ve stated ‘look mate, I’m right here’.
“And he stated ‘yeah, however once I want you I’ll ask. However let me first do what I can’. And that is the training curve that us as an organization, and even me as a technician, to grasp that if I modify one thing between a session after which he places half a second on high of it, then is it the bike or is it me?
“So, ultimately you’re simply counteracting one another. So, it’s higher to say ‘okay, do your factor after which while you’re within the shit, come and let me know’.
“And we’re working on this method and it’s actually, very nice.”
