“Unbelievable” was how one commentator described Pedro Acosta’s early rise up to fourth in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix last weekend. But, in truth, it was anything but.
After all, this is a rider who at the very same Losail venue three years prior went from pitlane to a stunning maiden grand prix victory in just his second Moto3 start. That, of course, paved the way for his charge to the title and an immediate step up to Moto2 in 2022 – by way of more than enough media speculation that he would be fast-tracked to MotoGP by KTM instead.
