KTM rider Pedro Acosta says his sole focus is winning in MotoGP, admitting that financial gain isn’t his priority.
Now in his second MotoGP season, the 21-year-old has joined the factory KTM squad after debuting last year with sister team Tech3.
With KTM facing financial uncertainty, mounting debts, and reports of a 50% workforce reduction, Acosta’s future with the Austrian manufacturer remains uncertain beyond 2026.
The Spaniard has scored almost twice as many points as his closest KTM counterpart, Brad Binder, claiming four Grand Prix podiums and five Sprint race rostrums.
While his elusive maiden win in the premier class has yet to arrive, Acosta admits that any prospective future move will be driven more by manufacturer competitiveness than by financial incentives.
“That’s what I want for myself. I want to win. Money doesn’t satisfy me, nothing satisfies me except coming here and winning,” said Acosta in an interview with Motorsport ES.
“Or at least competing. Because the problem is that this year we haven’t really competed.
“We’ve come, we’ve done laps, we’ve had some good races, and some not-so-good races. But I don’t get the feeling that we’ve really competed.
“Money right now is the least of my worries. If I were 30 or about to start a family, then I’d have more things to worry about.
“But I still live at home with my mother, and I get around in a van. Thanks to having a very normal social circle, I’m still the same person I’ve always been.”
Pedro Acosta feels ‘resigned’ to the fact he hasn’t won in MotoGP yet
Acosta’s results on the KTM suggest overachievement, especially compared with the current standings of his KTM teammates.
He admitted he is performing at his career-best level but is still unable to take the KTM to the top of the podium.
The absence of his first MotoGP win has prompted Acosta to change his mindset and approach, suggesting it’s only a matter of time before he claims victory.
“I think it makes me resigned. Right now, I’m at my best as a rider; I’m more certain than ever that I have the potential to win a race, and more than one,” he said.
“The thing is, when you finally accept that you have to change the plans you’d made in your head, you also come to the conclusion that you can’t keep blaming yourself.
“I only have influence over what’s within my control, and when I understood that, my mindset changed.
“Now I focus on everything I can control, not on what I lack or what’s beyond my reach. That will come.
“I want to believe that life is preparing me for something better.”
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