KTM Motorsport director Pit Beirer opens up about Pedro Acosta's move to factory team, says 'we can't mess up'

KTM made a significant announcement on Saturday, confirming the promotion of MotoGP newcomer Pedro Acosta to their factory team for 2025. Acosta is expected to join Brad Binder, barring any potential signings of Marc Marquez or Jorge Martin. 

KTM Motorsport Director Pit Beirer expressed immense joy, stating, "I'm thrilled. It's hard to contain my happiness; I might just be the happiest person at Mugello's paddock. It’s a long-term journey together with Pedro and he was always an outstanding guy in each category; in the rookie cup, Moto3, Moto2 and then coming to MotoGP like an explosion.

“At every stage other people wanted him and he renewed his commitment with us several times and this makes me so proud. He feels he is in the right place and he is so welcome here and we’re so happy to have him because you see something very special in that boy. He will have a great future in this paddock and we’re happy to be part of that journey”, he told Motorsports.com.

Pit Beirer opens up about mounting pressure on Pedro Acosta

As Acosta emerges as the future star of MotoGP, both he and KTM face immense pressure to contend for championship titles. Beirer acknowledges the heightened expectations with Acosta joining the Red Bull KTM team, emphasizing the importance of not faltering under this pressure.

“Of course, there’s pressure but that’s the pressure we want to have. We cannot mess it up. We now have the best talent we have seen in this paddock for many, many years, but at this point, I also want to underline that we shouldn’t just talk about the talent because we watched how hard he is working already as a little boy”, says Beirer. 

“The talent is there but he is also so hardworking and we don’t want to mess it up. We want to go to the top together with him and there is a lot of responsibility on us but it’s the welcome pressure we want to have”, he further added.