MADRID, 19 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish Moto2 rider Pedro Acosta (Kalex) faces the second part of the Motorcycle World Championship much “more prepared” than last year, in which he finished in fifth position after a difficult debut campaign in which he went from less to more.
“It’s going to be a tough part because they will be very close races where not getting injured will play a key role in the championship. I think we’re more prepared than we were last year and, although I think we didn’t do badly at all, something was missing. In the end, it’s a very long championship and when the time comes to push we will do it,” Acosta said in an interview with his team, Red Bull KTM Ajo Motorsport, provided this Wednesday.
The Murcian, Moto3 champion in 2021, arrived at the World Championship when he was very young and in these years he has improved his “way of competing, mentality” and despite being the best ‘rookie’ in the 2022 category, now he has improved “in everything”. “Making mistakes last year has been quite good for us and we already have more experience, we know how not to make them. This situation is doing us quite well in the races we’ve been running, and in the ones we’ll have in the coming months,” he assessed.
This year he had “low expectations” and has focused on “not making mistakes” and going “from less to more”, improving in qualifying and “reading” the races. “The mentality of going for as many points as possible every weekend is helping us. There are many moments in which we can make mistakes, although we have room to fix them in the future, so if we have to push, now is the time,” he explained.
The man from Mazarrón is second in the championship after the Italian Tony Arbolino (Kalex), but a start “neither better nor worse” was not expected, since “the important thing” is that they are being “competitive”. “Every Sunday we fight for the podium or even victory, that’s what I’ve been happiest with on vacation,” he argued.
Acosta, who would like to be “a little” more dangerous in the water and be “more explosive” in qualifying, acknowledges having had an “intense” start, so he will use the summer break to rest and refine details. “We will take a couple of days to rest. We will have to train very hard both with the team and with me at home to refine the details that we are missing. The work will surely be of help for the next races,” he concluded.