If you follow MotoGP whatsoever, you knew that Pedro Acosta was going to the Ducati Lenovo Factory team for the past six months. However, that information was only officially announced this week. What makes the whole thing even stranger is that his current team acknowledged the move before it was officially announced because KTM wanted to explain the reason he was allowed to test the 2027 prototype, even though he was headed to a new manufacturer—the craziness of the rider market revolves around this.
When I heard that Acosta was officially going to Ducati in 2027, I had to do a double-take because I was sure that had been made official a long time ago. But, like so many other rider transfers, it had just been in unofficial talks since before the 2026 season. Semi-confirmed rider transfers for two seasons ahead of time aren't the norm in MotoGP, but the new ruleset coming in 2027 has teams and riders scrambling in hopes of dominating the 850cc era. And this is detracting from the current season.
