Pedro Acosta has finally won a MotoGP race, and Marc Marquez is no longer treating him as a promising young rider who might become a title threat someday. After Acosta’s commanding victory at the Austrian Grand Prix, Marquez now counts the factory KTM rider among the...
Pedro Acosta’s first MotoGP victory was emotional enough without anyone adding a horror-movie soundtrack. Then his KTM crew chief, Paul Trevathan, described the young Spaniard’s remaining potential as “scary.” That is quite a thing for a senior race engineer to say...
Pedro Acosta’s MotoGP victory has given KTM something it badly needed: proof that the orange machines can still reach the top step. It has also given the company a rather awkward responsibility. KTM must enjoy the win without mistaking one glorious Sunday for a...
