Pedro Acosta has been exceeding expectations since joining the premier class with KTM in 2024, and former MotoGP rider Nobuasu Aoki believes he now has the best ‘braking technique’ on the grid.
After finishing the season with a purple patch, he grabbed P4 at the Knights Standard at the final round of the campaign. Pedro Acosta In the year It picks up where it left off in the 2026 MotoGP season-opener.
of KTM The flag bearer saw the checkered flag for the first time in his career during the Sprint, and left no stone unturned in his hunt. Raul Fernandez To take P2 in the Grand Prix.
Acosta finished the weekend as the championship leader, and while he’s not expected to stay there for the rest of the season, he’s certainly showing signs that he’s up for the challenge. Mark Marquez If necessary.
Will Pedro Acosta reach the same heights as Marc Marquez in MotoGP?
Nobuatsu Aoki thinks Pedro Acosta now has the ‘best braking technique’ on the MotoGP grid
During the interview with Moto.it Following the conclusion Grand Prix of ThailandFormer MotoGP rider Nobuasu Aoki was asked his thoughts on the landscape of the title fight this year.
The Gunma native described Marquez as “the strongest in pure driving,” while his younger brother, Alex MarquezHe is still “in the fight” with the current championship leader. Marco Bezecchi.
Aki then turned his attention to Acosta, saying, “Acosta is sometimes the best; he has the best braking system on the grid.”
“Unfortunately, it all depends on the performance of the rear tire: the RC16 is terrible in this area.”
The engineers at Acosta in Matighofen have been hard at work over the winter break to sort out the various issues of last year’s RC16, which seem to have been fixed from the little run we’ve had so far this season.
While there is still a clear gap between the Ducati and Aprilia prototypes, Acosta admitted his happiness In the 2026 version of their bike, KTM managed to reduce the effects of tire wear.
Was Marc Marquez’s dig at Pedro Acosta really necessary?
‘It wasn’t a one-day (championship) lead like Mark said,’ Acosta told reporters in Thailand.
Marc Marquez is widely regarded as the best MotoGP rider in the braking zone.
Braking Marquez has been something of a benchmark on the MotoGP grid in recent years.
They were MotoGP engineers. Trying to build a tool to replicate Marquez’s amazing skills In the area for years, there is no use.
According to premier class expert Matt Oxley, ‘Nobody’ can match Marquez. When it comes to raising the corner entry, which is different from the rest of the grid.
This is the latest in a long-running comparison between the two Spaniards ahead of Pedro Acosta’s expected move to Ducati in 2027.
With equal machinery, it will be the perfect time to assess how the 21-year-old compares to Marquez’s impressive record.
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