The Puerto de Mazarron rider made an incredible debut in the Moto3 World Championship, when he was still 16 years old. Acosta was in fact the leader in his first race in Qatar, which ended up in second place, before winning the next three rounds.
His rise has convinced KTM to tie him to the brand in the long term, with a contract until 2024, which should take him to MotoGP right in the year of the deadline. The Spaniard will make his Moto2 debut next season with the Ajo team, the same structure with which he competed in his only and triumphal season in Moto3.
However, Acosta revealed that he could have gone straight to MotoGP, as will Darryn Binder with WithU RNF Yamaha. The problem was that the Moto3 world champion would have turned 18 only on May 25th. This means that he would have been forced to miss the first seven GPs of the season, still being below the minimum age to race in the premier class.
“Yes, there was this option. To be honest, I would have turned 18 in the middle of next season. So what need was there to skip stages, to burn them, to go to MotoGP? It was very important for me to jump into Moto2. , to gain experience, which is what will make me ready when I get to MotoGP, “Acosta said in an interview with DAZN.
“The important thing is not to win after all, it’s to get to the top ready and do well. I don’t think we have to skip stages. My grandfather is already thinking about MotoGP, but my goal now is the Moto”, he added.
The “Shark of Mazarron” sees his future linked for a long time to KTM: “He had faith in me and Red Bull also gave everything for me. And this is the best way to reward them. I hope to stay here for a long time” , he said.
Acosta missed the goal of becoming the youngest world champion in history for a day and, even if he admitted to admiring the driving of other drivers like Marc Marquez, he prefers not to compare himself with anyone: “I prefer to compare myself with myself in this so I will always know if I have improved or worsened in some aspects “, he concluded.
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