Ducati rider Marc Marquez has “accepted” that KTM’s Pedro Acosta and Gresini gem Fermin Aldeguer have “something different” compared to himself due to their age.
Marquez has now fully seen what Acosta and Aldeguer can bring to the table at Balaton Park, as the two young guns impressed the Spanish giants. Acosta, in particular, left a big impression on Marquez during his Sprint days. Hungarian Grand Prix Dulles.
KTM racer Acosta was a close rival to Ducati star Marquez in every session of the race at the Hungarian GP last weekend. The margin is only 0.053 seconds Márquez is a covered pole position in Balaton ParkAcosta helped by making a late mistake.
Marquez’s aggressive start won the Sprint race in HungaryThe Mazarron native pulled an early margin against Acosta, who couldn’t handle it. And in the main competition, Marquez Acosta won the Hungarian GP At 1.343s after a very determined defense of KTM Racing.
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Marc Marquez ‘accepts’ Pedro Acosta and Fermin Aldeguer have ‘different commitments’
Aldeguer edged out Marquez at Balaton Park after Gresini’s pearler Ducati GP25 pulled off the front row of the grid in P3. The 21-year-old Murcian failed to show what he has to offer after George Martin’s massive Turn 1 crash during the Hungarian GP.
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What Acosta And I can’t help it The result at Balaton Park showed. Marquez That a new generation is coming for the crown. Marquez also admits that fellow Spaniards Acosta and Aldeguer, who are 11 and 12 years his junior, bring a “different commitment”.
Marquez said. Sky Sports ItalySometimes it’s better to accept it, accept that eventually 10- and 12-year-old kids like Acosta and Aldegar will come along, and they’ll arrive with a different commitment. It is a natural process. Age is a natural factor in everyone’s success, but let’s always try a little harder to be a little stronger.
Despite riding a year-old bike and spending most of the season so far recovering from injury, Aldeguer qualified P3 for the Hungarian GP. His fastest lap of 1:37.125 was 0.107s and 0.192s better than those of Fabio Di Giannantonio and Francesco Bagnaia in GP26.
Aldeguer needs surgery in January After breaking the shaft of his left leg while training in Valencia ahead of the 2026 MotoGP season. The surgery forced the Gresini rider out of the first race of the year in Thailand, but Aldeguer has since had five top-10s in seven races.
A flurry of incidents during the Catalan Grand Prix eventually helped to see Aldegar secure his first podium of 2026 in P2. Acosta, meanwhile, continued to push the KTM RC16 to a fourth-place finish in the passenger standings, a limit that no other KTM racer could achieve.
Acosta trails by 132 points after the first eight rounds and is 48 points clear of Aprilia leader Marco Bezecchi. Tech3’s Enea Bastianini and works rider Brad Binder are the next best KTM riders in the standings, but the Italian and South African have 48 points in P12 and P13.
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