Marco Melandri says Ducati move will be Pedro Acosta’s ‘salvation’ amid KTM disappointment

Will Pedro Acosta beat Marc Marquez at Ducati next year?

His efforts were hampered by a spat with Trackhouse’s Raul Fernandez, whose factory KTM bike lacked an element of front-end performance, but it was clear that the RC16 simply couldn’t keep up with the leading bikes from Aprilia and Ducati.

Ahead of the 2026 campaign, Acosta predicted another ‘year of misery’ An Austrian developer for himself. While his results in the first three rounds of the term indicate the improvement of the KTM bike, it is still nowhere near championship contention.

Marco Melandri doesn’t think Pedro Acosta can ‘survive’ another year at KTM.

In the recent Box discussion Podcast, former MotoGP star Marco Melandri details how Acosta’s expectation is to move to the factory Ducati team. The campaign for 2027 is now ‘just save’.

“From my point of view, his only salvation is to really think about next year, hold on and start saying ‘OK, I’m at Ducati’ because even though they didn’t announce it, it’s now clear that he can’t stay there even for a moment,” Melandri told teammate David Valsecchi.

“There’s no way she’s going to survive. And it’s hard to run a race like that for three years. You think she’s going to be a lot better than she’s always been struggling. And she’s definitely better than this.”

What does Colin Edwards’ record say about Pedro Acosta?

Following his 12th podium finish in the premier class of the United States GP, Acosta became the rider’s new record holder without a Grand Prix victory to his name.

It is reported that Unwanted record ‘makes it worse’ when Acosta inherits ithis eyes set on challenging races and world championships as soon as possible.

Dani Pedrosa warns Pedro Acosta about Marc Marquez ahead of Ducati match

While an extension to Mark Marquez Current agreement by Ducati Not yet confirmed, Acosta will likely partner the seven-time MotoGP world champion next year in the premier class under new technical regulations.

Grand Prix legend Giacomo Agostini predicted that there will be fireworks between Acosta and Marquez In their first campaign as teammates, the rivalry is also expected to divide MotoGP’s Spanish fans.

In a recent interview with Acosta, Dani Pedrosa details how the KTM star has yet to break into his prime. In what can only be seen as a direct warning about his future in the sport, from Marquez’s former Honda team-mate.

It should be a fascinating matchup between a pair of highly motivated Spaniards who can’t give each other an inch in their tire-to-tire battles on equal machinery.