Neil Hodgson’s chat with Pedro Acosta’s KTM team principal Paul Trevathan revealed exactly where the engineers’ data separates the Murcian rider from team-mate Brad Binder.
While Pedro Acosta In the year He was running among the front runners during the 2026 MotoGP campaign, the rest KTM Stable did not experience as impressive a season on the same machines.
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During the preseason, Tech3’s Enea Bastianini urged KTM to look beyond giving priority to Acosta during growth. It’s unclear if Matthijhofen took the advice on board, but the Spaniard continues to excel either way.
One of the most telling stats from the factory KTM team is fact. Brad Binder In their 18 months as a team up until this point, Acosta had yet to be eliminated.
Thus, MotoGP pundit Neil Hodgson Acosta’s crew chief asks for the secret, and the 21-year-old’s dominance comes down to a simple reason.
Neil Hodgson shares why Pedro Acosta continues to dominate Brad Binder at KTM
In the recent Gas It Out PodcastHodgson praised Acosta for his fiery performance against Marc Marquez at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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Of course, Marquez reigned supreme in that instance, but his former premier class rival Acosta couldn’t help but be impressed by his performance on two wheels.
“We saw Pedro and Marc during the race, during the sprint race, during the middle race,” said co-hosts Gavin Emmett and Silvan Guintoli. “We analyzed a few laps, and when you put the spirit in you can see exactly where Pedro got it.
“My God, that guy can stop a MotoGP bike. He can brake and hold a line tighter than anyone else, that kind of ability. “I talked to the crew chief, Paul Trevathan, who’s a lovely guy. I mean, he’s turning out to be one of the best people to interview.
He’s very intelligent, obviously, a very experienced person, he’ll be around forever, but he’s also one of those rare people you talk to in the paddock, a team manager or a crew chief, who’s really honest, open and tells you what’s going on.
“When looking at Pedro’s data compared to the other KTM riders, what is his skill? He said he has the ability to stop the bike very well. He is very good on slippery tracks, good on tight and twisty tracks.
Despite the fine words, Hodgson finally explained why Acosta will be extremely difficult to tackle in the championship race with KTM this year.
He concluded: “He’s very good at it because he does a lot when he’s training but unfortunately I don’t think he’s in the title race because he’s handcuffed to KTM and in some ways he can’t make the difference.
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