Moto Gp, Acosta: “Marquez and Bagnaia? There can’t be two number 1s”

Bologna, 24 February 2025 – The 2025 MotoGP World Championship starts in a few days and consequently the great rivalry on the track between Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez . They are the two favourites for the world title, strong in the talent they possess and the best bike in the world that they will be able to ride. In addition, Jorge Martin 's crash in the tests, with the associated operation, will cause the reigning champion to start late, who will not only have to adapt to a new bike, which starts behind Ducati, but also find his best form over the first 3-4 Grand Prix. All the favourites therefore stop at the factory Ducati, with the necessary questions about whether two cocks in the same henhouse can coexist. For Borgo Panigale, obviously, yes, for all the rivals probably no. Let's say that it is also a hope, at least to see if the two candidates will take points away from each other, unknowingly favouring their opponents. One of those who is convinced that two such successful drivers cannot coexist in the same team is Pedro Acosta .

Acosta: “There can’t be two number 1s”

Starting from Friday 28th, the first free practice day for the Thailand GP in Buriram, we will begin to discover how Ducati will be able to manage two former world champions in the same garage. Marquez is aiming for his ninth title to equal Rossi , and has done everything to land in the official Ducati, Bagnaia wants to take back the title taken away from him last year by Jorge Martin : when they find themselves fighting for the world championship, will they be able to remain in harmony? For Pablo Nieto, no, and Pedro Acosta is of the same opinion: "Their relationship is none of my business, but what is certain is that there cannot be two number ones in the same garage", the words of the Spaniard reported by Formulapassion. Acosta , however, will first have to look at his own home and a KTM affected by the recent economic crisis.

The company risked going bust but now things are better and the Moto GP program has been confirmed. Pedro, in fact, does not seem to be looking at the world title: "Everyone would like to win, but last year I finished sixth and I would be fine with finishing fourth", the Spaniard's dry response.

At KTM there was also the arrival, in the satellite team Tech 3, of Enea Bastianini , who for the first time rides the Austrian bike in Moto GP. For the beast it takes time to get to a certain feeling with KTM: “It is an exciting challenge, but we still need to learn the RC16 – he said – We will have to gain confidence step by step and it will take time to understand how to best exploit the KTM. Steps forward have already been made, but the learning will continue during the races and we must accept it by trusting the path laid out”. First responses over the weekend at breakfast time: sprint on Saturday and long race on Sunday set for nine in the morning in Italy.