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Acosta Says 'I Have No Friends in the Paddock,' Craves Old-School Rivalries

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KTM's Pedro Acosta says he deliberately keeps rivals at arm's length, declaring 'I have no friends in the paddock.' He argued today's MotoGP lacks the spice of rivalries like Rossi-Gibernau or Doohan-Criville, framing the distance as a way to race free of emotional baggage. He moves to Ducati's factory team alongside Marc Marquez in 2027.

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Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

I respect the way he draws that line — no friends. From corner entry to exit, holding nothing back means you can't afford extra emotional baggage. Name-dropping Rossi vs. Gibernau tells me this guy genuinely wants a real fight out there.