Pedro Acosta says Marc Marquez is ‘under pressure’ to fight for the MotoGP title despite the points deficit.

The 33-year-old took top points and won both the Sprint and Grand Prix around Balaton Park.

Accordingly, Marquez is fifth in the world championship standings with 108 points, 72 points ahead of leader Marco Bezeci.

Except BezechichiLike George Martin, Fabio D’Gianantonio and so on Acosta They also have a points lead over Marquez.

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Pedro Acosta admits KTM is ‘too far’ for a World Cup challenger

Despite being 24 points ahead of Marquez, Acosta recently said the seven-time MotoGP world champion is under ‘pressure’ to be this year’s champion.

The KTM rider ruled himself out of the title race, saying they were still ‘too far away’.

According to a Spanish news outlet SportsAcosta was asked if he was in contention for the 2026 MotoGP world title.

He replied: “Not at the moment, we are very far and we need more capacity to fight for the first seed. It is very difficult to drop points even if your best result is second, third or even from the podium.”

“At the moment, the pressure is on Aprilia and Ducati—or Marco (Bezzecchi), Marc (Marquez) and Jorge (Martin)—to fight for the title.

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When asked if he believes KTM Bikes are a long way from Ducati and Aprilia, Bezecchi said: “It’s hard to answer because I haven’t ridden an Acosta bike and it wasn’t designed for me.

“Things are going great for us right now, and that’s what we’re going to focus on. We’re not going to focus on anything else.”

Meanwhile, Marquez seemed to agree with Acosta: “At the moment, if you look at the rankings, Apria and Ducati are ahead.”

“What Marco says is true, it mostly depends on the riding style. Depending on that, the bike can either suit the rider’s style better or be difficult to handle.”

Looking ahead to the Czech Grand Prix, Acosta was asked what level KTM will show this weekend.

The Spaniard replied: “It’s hard to say at the moment. We have to understand the capabilities of others more than our own.”

“Because Aprilia is very strong with four riders and Ducati is strong as always, so it will be a matter of seeing how our bike works – it’s improved a lot compared to last year.”