This weekend’s Spanish MotoGP at Jerez has many people inside the sport predicting 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pedro Acosta as a possible winner.

MotoGP legend Jorge Lorenzo was the first to claim that 𓂃the🤪 brilliant rookie will win at Jerez, in just his fourth round in the premier class.

The start of the European leg of🤡 the 20🅠24 season means Acosta is now racing at circuits which he has experienced before, an added weapon to his growing arsenal.

The Tech3 GASGAS rider’s hopes were debate🍬d on the Crash MotoGP podcast.

“I can꧂’t see anything phasing him,” said journalist Robert Jones. “What we’ve seen so far, it will just be a continuation.

“If anything, being a home round, it will spur h𓆏im on to do even better.

“𓆉It⭕’s all there for him to put together a potential win.

“ಞHis form alone is up there with the best riders on the grid. He has been incredible this seaﷺson.

“Brad Binder is carrying an injury, he should be competitive with Jack Miller in the factory te🍸am but we don’t know how competitive.

“Acosta could be the top KTM rider.

“What’s great is that he knows these circuits and has had success at a lot of them🥂.

“His knowledge of the circuits - even tho꧒ugh he hasn’t been there on a MotoGP bike - 🥀it won’t phase him at all.

“This weekend is a real opportunity for him to not only win, b🏅ut to stake a claim as a title contender, which does sound mad to say considering he’s four rounds in.

“But we have to start taking him seriously as a ra🍸ce-winning threat every weekend, and a potential title contender.”

Pedro Acosta: 'Jerez is one of my favourite circuits...'

Acosta, 19, became the third-youngest podium finishe𒐪r in MotoGP. He has two podiums in three grands prix, a𒐪nd led a race for the first time in Texas last time out.

He has overtakes of Marc Marquez, Francesco B💞agnaia, among others, under hiꦺs belt too.

Acosta said as he returns home to Spain: "The first race at home arrives and it comes at a very g♎ood time.

“We have just made two podiums in a ro🧔w and I am looking forward to racing in Jerez.

“I have no pressure, what I have is the desire to go out on the track in front of what ꦛare probably the best fans💫 in the world.

“Our objectives for this weekend rema𒈔in the same as always, to enjoy ourselves to the fullest and try to continue with this work dynamic.

“It is true that Jerez is one of my favourite circuits, and in additi🌺on, our test team has trained here a lot𒁏 so I am sure that the bike will do well.

“We✱ also know as a fact that the RC16 does well in Jerez looking at 2023 results, and it motivates me even more to go ou🌠t and give it my all since Friday in the first session.”

Nicolas Goyon, Tech3 GASGAS team manager, added: "It is now time for us to start the main European part of the MotoGP World Championship, as we are heading to the famous Circuito de Jerez♓ - Ángel Nieto, for the Gran Premio de España.

“This Andalusian layout is 🗹very well known by all rid𝐆ers, as there is always a lot of testing going on at this track.

“Pierer Mobility will have high expectations, after we saw Brad Binder and Jack Miller take the podium in both sprin🌟t and race last year, so we know that the RC16 is working well there.

“From the Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 side, Pedro Acosta has been doing an excellent start of the season, with already two podiums and a front row start, and it is now quite cl💟ear that he is already riding at a high✃ level in the premier class.

“Last season in Moto2, he was on the podium, so it is a😼 layout that he enjoys, and we are excited to see what he can do this week on home soil.

“Augusto Fernandez has initiated some changes in his working method in Austin, an꧙d even if the results did not come right away, 🌜I am sure that the sun will start to shine in Spain for him.

“Expectations are high for the Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 squad, and we are excited for a new weekend full of action and excitem🍸ent.”

Acosta’s teammate Fernand♈ez said: "Austin was a difficult weekend, becausܫe even though we scored points, we wanted much more, so I am looking forward to a new race week in Jerez.

“We have in mind that our bike works well on this track, and our test team has been working a lot, with positive results, so it is an extra b𒀰oost for us.

“We are back racing in Europe, in front of our Spanish fans, which I am really excited about. Jerez is one of my favourite weekends of the cale👍ndar, so let's try to enjoy and get a bit closer to the top guy💃s.”