Paul Trevathan believes KTM rider Pedro Acosta has proved his doubters wrong in the 2025 MotoGP season, after hearing him attack one of “everyone’s” weaknesses.
Trevathan followed Acosta He went to the factory KTM Team in 2010 KTM has named Phil Maron as Brad Binder’s new crew chief.
Acosta emerged as the top KTM rider in the 2025 season, finishing fourth with 307 points. Binder was the second KTM rider in 11th place with 155 points. Tech3 duo Innea Bastianini and Maverick Vinales placed 14th and 18th with 112 and 72 points respectively.
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Pedro Acosta proved that ‘everyone’ was wrong on the 2025 tire management at Sepang
Even KTM saw Acosta keep all but one of the brand’s podiums in 2025, with Bastianini the only other rider to reach the RC16 with P3 in Catalonia. Acosta had P2 finishes in Hungary, Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as P3 finishes in the Czech Republic and Portugal.
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Trevathan was particularly impressed with Acosta’s P2 finish in 2025 Malaysian Grand PrixThe Mazarron native thinks he has proved his doubters wrong. He’s often heard that “everyone” Acosta is working on his tires, but the opposite was true in 20 of 22 laps at Sepang.
“I was proud of him because of the way he handled the tires in the Sepang race,” Trevathan said Crash“We heard everyone saying, ‘Pedro is too hard (on the tyres)’, but how he handled the race was great.
“Then I’d say the best pure performance was probably the Sprint in Portimão where he really fought from start to finish. So that was another fantastic race.”
Francesco Bagnaia had no response to Pedro Acosta’s pace at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Acosta first stayed with Gresini’s rider Alex Marquez and Ducati Racing Francesco Bagnaia At the start of the 2025 Malaysian GP, ​​the trio immediately dropped the chasing pack. Bagnaia was unable to respond to Acosta’s pace at Sepang as Marquez eventually pulled away.
KTM finally passed Acosta Bagnaia for P2 at the Malaysian GP with 13 out of 20, the Spaniard making a big drop from lap 9 to move down the inside for T11. It has long been proven to be critical Bagnaia retired with a puncture at Sepang In L18.
A field MotoGP race victory of any kind was almost on the cards at the time for Acosta in the Sprint Race. Portuguese Grand Prix In lap 21. KTM pilot Acosta finished just 0.120s behind Gresini Marquez in the Portimao Sprint. After a long run in the Algarve race last November.
