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Mat Oxley recalled or Valentino Rossi after what he saw from Pedro Acosta in KTM

Pedro Acosta has been compared to Marc Marquez so often that he gets tiring for KTM rider. But now Mat Oxley has pulled a parallel between Acosta and Valentino Rossi.

As it was revealed in the latest era of “only one”, Acosta Haates is called The Next Marquez. Of course it increases expectations to an unpleasant extent.

Marquez is six times MotoGP champion, while Acosta has not yet won a match in the top class. The sacks of his first pole in Japan last season, but crashed by both tribes.

Still, the Spanish era emphasized his condition as one of the best talents of his generation. The four Ducati teams ended at the top five, as was their dominance, but Acosta was still able to score five depths.

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He still has to improve his riding. Acosta could have been five first at the Thai Grand Prix, his debut at the KTM plant, without an early accident.

But the consensus is that it will continue to win many titles at the highest level. It’s just a question of when a team provides one with a bike.

Pedro Acosta and Paul Trevathan are the next Valentino Rossi and Jeremy Burgess

Duration an interview with Oxley and Australian motorcycle newsAcosta discussed his relationship with crew chief KTM Paul Trevathan. He issued the engineer for his emotional intelligence and management skills.

“Paul is not just a computer engineer,” he said. I really love how it manages the whole crew, how it manages my head, how it manages everything around me, and how we made our team super-Contine, so it is not possible to put us together.

Trevathan previously worked with Pol Espargaro, who fought for the KTM in the second half of the 2023 season. He was then instructed by the newcomer ACosta last year.

Oxley says their relationship is reminiscent of Valentino Rossi and Jeremy Burgess, who were combined for all seven of the doctor’s MotoGP titles in Honda and Yamaha. Burgess also worked with Wayne Gardner and Mick Doohan.

Photo by pictures tnani Badreddine/Defodi via Getty Images
Photo by pictures tnani Badreddine/Defodi via Getty Images

Acosta and Tevathan have already developed a similar “strong” bond. If the KTM leaves, one remains to be seen with the crew leader.

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Acosta also has a foot compared to a legendary motor sport outside MotoGP. The KTM Boss Pit Beirer admires his morals.

Beirer likened Acosta to Michael Schumacher, who won seven World Formula 1 Championships. He is obviously the last rider to leave the pit lane after studying data with Trevathan and Co.

A great focus on his side by the KTM garage will eliminate accidents. In this respect, the season began in an inappropriate start, thinking consistently looked like the fastest rider on RC16.

Reflecting last year, Acosta said that “it is missing” tranquility “in Tech3. He is trying to change his mentality and recognize when it is necessary to take the risk.

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