All riders have their references from other eras of motorcycling, and Pedro Acosta is no exception. The exciting MotoGP rookie spoke about the examples he follows and draws inspiration from.
In the Moto.it website’s podcast, the Spanish rider from Red Bull GasGas Tech3 revealed two idols: ‘For me, [Kevin] Schwantz was a spectacle. It’s similar, but I think he had more or less the same mentality as [Casey] Stoner sometimes when he rode. So, I think he’s also a bit more spectacular than the others’.
Acosta believes that, in a way, he has a similar riding style to the Australian, although he acknowledges that they are different eras of MotoGP: ‘Ultimately, it’s true that, in terms of riding style, I think a bit more about Stoner. But it’s different to compare his era because today’s MotoGP is very different’.
Stoner was the world champion in 2007 for Ducati and in 2012 for Repsol Honda, ending his career thereafter. Schwantz, on the other hand, was one of the standout riders of the 1990s but was only champion once: in 1993, with Suzuki. He prematurely ended his career in 1995 after just three Grands Prix that season.