The praises for Pedro Acosta keep coming. Two podiums in his first three Grand Prix races in MotoGP foreshadow a bright future for the Red Bull GasGas Tech3 rider, who is considered one of the most promising young talents of today.
In an interview with the website Motosan.es, Marco Melandri spoke about the rookie, highlighting a champion mindset and the competitiveness that Acosta is showing in the premier class:
– For sure, everyone thought that Pedro Acosta would be very fast, and indeed he is. His mindset seems like that of a champion. For example, when he started with a medium rear tyre in Austin while all the others in Ducati were using soft ones, he made a very strong decision. He was following his instinct, his feeling.
Melandri considers that Acosta’s tyre choice in the Americas GP is proof of the Spaniard’s confidence and mindset: ‘This shows that he is very aware of his potential. For me, it was a decision that makes you understand how you think as a rider, and it means that he can be very strong for the championship’.