Pedro Acosta leads the MotoGP standings at the season opener in Thailand, while Maverick Vinales is 16th and Spanish coach and three-time premier class world champion Jorge Lorenzo can’t see a way to help him.
After announcing that George Lorenzo He will be his coach for the 2026 MotoGP campaign. Maverick Vinales It came out as one to watch that is sponsored by KTM Tech3 Satellite clothing.
It has been revealed that there are some The KTM crew supported Vinales to beat Pedro Acosta With only one round in the books so far in what is now looking like a tall order.
MotoGP journalist Mela Chercoles stated that the partnership between Vinales and Lorenzo is not understood by many in the paddock at the moment, with many paddock figures taking bets on how long they will last together.
While it may have seemed unfair at the time, Vinales’ recent comments indicate that the partnership may be weaker than first thought.
Pedro Acosta leads the championship for the first time after P2 in Thailand. Will he be a true contender this season?
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Maverick Vinales says he can’t help Jorge Lorenzo after a thrilling performance at the Thai Grand Prix.
Following the conclusion of the opening round of the 2026 MotoGP season, Vinales couldn’t help but vent his frustrations to the journalists present.
One of the questions raised by Grand Prix of Thailand Compared to what he was accomplishing in preseason testing. The Spaniard answered through GPON“not sure.
“I can’t stay on the track. It’s very complicated, because one lap I’m going, the next I’m stalling, there’s no speed, I don’t need to restart. I have to compete, and today I didn’t. I tried to stay on the track for thirteen laps.”
He was then asked if he would now go back to the drawing board with Lorenzo to find out what he can improve on for the next round in Brazil, and he replied: “Jorge can’t do anything.”
That’s one thing if you’re fighting, but that’s not acceptable. I don’t know how it is for Enya (Bastianini), but as a rider this is unacceptable for me. let’s see.
Before the season opener, Bastianini urged KTM to look beyond prioritizing Acosta When planning future updates for RC16.
However, with Acosta now the first-ever KTM It remains to be seen whether a rider to lead MotoGP through the building’s history will heed his advice.
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Guenther Steiner is optimistic about his new career at Tech3 as Pedro Acosta wins the Buriram Sprint
After the Tech 3 outfit, it’s time for a change over the winter break Hervé Poncharal sold the team to a consortium led by ex-F1 team boss Gunter Steiner..
Ahead of Sunday’s Grand Prix, the Italian executive highlighted his optimism for the rest of the year, suggesting Acosta’s performances for the factory outfit should begin to translate to the satellite team.
he said. TNT Sports“Of course we’re looking forward to it. Of course yesterday’s sprint race was not what we expected but it’s hard to do when you start from where we started.
“I mean, it’s all about qualifying, but no, we’re really excited to build on what we’ve got. Herve Poncharal left us with a good team, and we’ve got some work to do now to go a little bit further.”
“The bikes can do it, Pedro Acosta won yesterday with the same bike, so we just need to deliver.”
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