While he will return to the track with Tech3 (KTM) in Misano (Italy), the rookie of this 2024 MotoGP season, Pedro Acosta, took a break on four wheels to measure himself against another young rider who is currently excelling in Formula 1, in the person of Oscar Piastri.
At an event organized by the accessories brand Quad Lock, the McLaren driver improvised as a driving instructor for someone new to karting.
“I’m more nervous than before getting on a MotoGP, because I have less control over the situation” Acosta confided before taking to the track.
Concerns quickly erased by the skills of the number 31 whose ability to adapt to machines that are unknown to him needs no introduction. A natural talent that did not fail to impress Oscar Piastri.
“In the last few laps you were really fast, I can honestly tell you that you are good at driving a kart” adds the Australian.
The two drivers did not fail to compare their respective disciplines, starting with the differences in their helmets. Before discussing the physical skills needed to perform in both categories. A factor that surprised Pedro Acosta, who did not expect to have to take on such a physically demanding challenge.
“This thing is super fast. By the third round, I was already completely dead. I’m not that far off though, give me a few more days!”
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MotoGP VIDEO – Pedro Acosta faces Oscar Piastri in karting:
