Carlo Pernat says KTM are ‘going all out’ for Pedro Acosta at the expense of Brad Binder.

However, in his final year with the Austrian manufacturer, KTM have not stopped their efforts to battle Acosta at the front of the MotoGP grid.

In the season opener, Acosta won his first sprint race since Marc Marquez’s penalty and finished second in the Grand Prix.

However, no other KTM rider was in the top five in either the Sprint Race or the Grand Prix.

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Carlo Pernat believes Acosta will ‘put on a real fight’ in 2026.

Carlo Pernat discussed KTM after the season’s Grand Prix. GPONAcosta explained that he was ‘keeping the KTM afloat’.

Pernat believes KTM is supplying Acosta with all the new parts they are producing, but the likes of Maverick Vinales, Brad Binder and Enea Bastianini are being ignored.

Although Acosta will try to stay with Ducati for the 2027 season, Pernat says the Spaniard will have a ‘real battle’ with Marc Marquez in 2026.

Pernat said, “The amazing Pedro Acosta, as they say, there are only three true talents: Marc Marquez, Fabio Quatararo and Acosta. Pedro is keeping KTM afloat, and KTM is doing something good and bad.”

“Well, because with Acosta, you are fighting for something important. He won the Sprint race, it has not happened in ages. I believe that everything is being done for Pedro, every new thing, even just the script, is given to Acosta. Not the others, not Viñales, Binder or Bastini.

“There may be financial issues, but it’s about choices. The thing is, Acosta has decided to leave and will be a Ducati man next season. But this year he will have a real fight and KTM will try to give him something more.”

Pedro Acosta is the ‘brave man’ who fought Marc Marquez.

After battling Marquez in the opening sprint race, Alberto Puig called Acosta a ‘brave man’ To take the winning champion.

The Honda team boss said Acosta is ‘a great rider’ and understands that Acosta ‘wants to measure himself against the best’.

Pugh continued Acosta is now part of a special team with Marquez, Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner..

This was joined by Neil Hodgson comparing Acosta’s performance at the Thai Grand Prix weekend to that of Valentino Rossi.