Marc Márquez and Pedro Acosta They are the past, present and future of MotoGP with a generation gap in which one fights to maintain his number 1 status and the other tries to take it away from him. They will be teammates on official Ducati in 2027, but, in the meantime, they settle fights with a GP26 and a KTM. There is rivalry, but it is healthy.
The Murcian, despite what some think from the ‘Who?’ which he jokingly said in ‘The Revolt’ when asked about the man from Ilerda, appreciates Cervera a lot. He made it more than evident in an interview on the Gypsy Tales podcast.
The best in history
Starting by considering ’93’ as the best driver of all time in motorcycling. “If he’s not the GOAT, he’s on the same level as Valentino (Rossi). What he has achieved… It is difficult for someone to arrive and manage to beat him,” he proclaimed.
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In fact, when asked in more detail if the man from Lleida was just because of his driving skills, without taking into account his track record, Acosta was even more emphatic: “I would say that Yeah“.
Marc’s return to success
The Shark of Mazarrón gave compelling arguments. “If you think about his return to the top in MotoGP, winning on the second attempt, and how much you have suffered to achieve it…If it happened to me, I would need it; I’m still young, I don’t have that much money compared to him. If you look at the final photo, I have achieved nothing compared to himonly two titles in the small categories. But he didn’t really need it. He spent 10, 11, 12 years in the largest company in the world as a motorcycle manufacturer, making good money and achieving everything he dreamed of when he was a child, which was to win in MotoGP. He didn’t need to go back. He suffered two, three, four years at Honda, he went to a satellite team, which I I never imagined seeing an eight-time champion like Márquez on a satellite team. It’s like when Ken Roczen went to suzuki. Just seeing how much they want it, how much they try… it’s not fair that life doesn’t give them back what they deserve,” he explained.
Acosta and Márquez, in Balaton.
Pedro, later, highlights more that magical 2025 for the Catalan. “For me, what makes Marc one of the greatest It is not how much he has achieved, but what it has cost him to recover it. When you have the crown and you lose it, you have to understand that younger drivers arrive; There is Quartararo, Pecco in his days, Martín… They are very talented pilots. And you come from really difficult years to recover what was yours, so to speak. That’s something to take your cap off and say: ‘Man, no one deserves it more than you’“, he concedes.
Wishes
Therefore, Acosta reaches a conclusion. “I am very sincere when I talk about people and when someone is so good you have to recognize it. I hope one day I can be half as ‘top’, or get half of what he has gotten“he confesses.
With which he emphasizes his thoughts. “In the end, as I say, I don’t respect him for how much he has earned; maybe I respect him more for everything he has suffered to get it back“, he emphasizes.
Have him as a partner
Although it is not official, the two-time champion ventures to venture how he will do on the other side of the box with Marc. “It will be a nice challenge. I think that even if he does not win that championship, but if he managed to reach the end fighting with him… In my head it will be like: ‘Okay, you are already where you wanted, you are in that position.’ Even if he loses, it would be an honor to do it against him. But, at the very least, I would have the same tools and opportunities as him to win it, a real comparison“he concludes.
