It’s hard to measure exactly what aspect of any given motor race excites punters the most. But if we use the tone of voice adopted by MotoGP’s various television pundits as a yardstick, the answer in Japan was clear: Pedro Acosta.
And one suspects that the mixture of volume and reverence among the broadcasters when Acosta was doing absolutely anything on screen was indicative of what was going on in front rooms around the world. Because Acosta’s story – dare we say it? – is more compelling than the championship battle right now.
