Martín, Raúl or Acosta: which rookie has more merit?

Speaking with ‘Professor’ Dennis Noyes at the last British GP, he commented that those who were tired of the dominance of Spanish drivers in the World Championship could already have patience because the Spanish tyranny is far from disappearing anytime soon. Although this year the MotoGP title looks like it is going to go to France, with Fabio Quartararo, and the Moto2 title for Australia, with Remy Gardner, the crown in Moto3 seems certain, with Pedro Acosta, and it is pleasant circumstance that the three best rookies in each category this season are Spanish: the aforementioned Acosta in Moto3, Raúl Fernández in Moto3 and Jorge Martín in MotoGP.

The ‘Martinator’ explosion

Martinator has exploded in MotoGP sooner than anyone could imagine. The 2018 Moto3 champion could also be last year in Moto2 if he did not fall infected with the coronavirus, which led him to miss several races when he was in the middle of the fight for the title. Now he is taking it out in a big way in his freshman year in the queen class. It is true that Not everything has been a bed of roses, because a hard fall on the third round, the one in Portimao, caused nine fractures distributed between arms and legs that left him several races in the dry dock. Before that he had left the seal with an extraordinary pole in Qatar 2, which he then finished with a brilliant third place in a race he led for the first 17 laps. Not happy with that and once he was fully recovered, he signed the two poles of the two appointments in Austria, finishing the first with victory and the second with another third place in a chaotic race conditioned by the final appearance of the rain.

The goal of the Madrid-born from San Sebastián de los Reyes before starting the season with the Pramac Ducati, and he assures that he continues to be so despite so much success, is to be the best rookie in the category, something that he will achieve without problems and with much more comfort. than could at first be supposed, because Bastianini and Marini looked to make it more difficult for him before starting the course. Now, after twelve races contested and with six still to be contested, Martín is tenth overall with 64 points, much better than Bastianini (18th with 35), Marini (20th with 28) and Savadori (24th with 4). its boom It has been spectacular and has reminded at times that of a crack like Jorge Lorenzo.

The surprise of Raúl Fernández

There are many riders who say that it is more difficult to adapt from Moto3 to Moto2 than from Moto2 to MotoGP, for the power, for the electronics, for the weight and for the equality of a category in which all carry the magnificent 765cc Triumph engines, that are close to 140 hp, three-cylinder, with a lot of torque and a more distributed power delivery than the single-cylinder of the small class. Historically, the pilot who probably had the most trouble with this adaptation, although in his case it was with 600cc Honda engines, was Pol Espargaró, who at times would have hung up his jumpsuit before later becoming champion in 2013. May this introduction serve to highlight the value of Raúl Fernández’s extraordinary debut in Moto2, who at this point in the championship has him second overall, 44 points behind Gardner, and who arrived from Moto3 without having fought for the title, although with a great final stretch of the season in 2020 .

The Madrid from San Martín de la Vega has signed a whopping seven podiums in his debut season in the intermediate class, rising to the top, as the winner, four times (Portimao, Le Mans, Assen and Austria 2), two as second and one as third. He has had such an impact that, even with a contract in force to continue one more season at Red Bull KTM Ajo, he will go up to MotoGP next season with KTM, which will put him in Tech 3, and doing everything possible so that he does not It will be signed by Yamaha.

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By now it is clear that he will be the rookie of the year in Moto2, because he is second overall, with 187 points, light years behind Ogura (8th with 87), Vietti (13th with 46), Arbolino (16th with 33 ) and Arenas (18th with 23). The only downside is the fracture he suffered last Sunday in the fifth metacarpal of his right hand while riding a bicycle, because it will complicate Alcañiz’s goal of cutting points from Gardner.

Acosta is the new child prodigy

Every now and then a new motorcycling prodigy appears and the last one to appear has a new Spanish passport. His name is Pedro Acosta and he is a Murcian from Mazarrón who has entered the Moto3 World Championship knocking down the door with an insolence typical of the greatest. Whatever happens between now and the end of the season, it can be said that the mold has been broken with him and, beyond the fact that he is leading the World Cup with an iron fist, even more important are the great feelings that he has emitted at all times. and the extraordinary prospects for the future it holds.

In his favor, he plays that he came from the Red Bull Rookies Cup, which he won, and the FIM CEV Repsol, in which he was second after Izan Guevara, where he rides with bikes very similar to those of the World Championship, but no one in all of history. of the championship, and started in 1949, he had achieved four podiums in his first four races. He was second in Qatar 1 and won the next three. The one in Qatar 2 starting from the pit lane, Portimao with a pass on the last lap and Jerez with another stellar end of the race. He has already signed his move to Moto2 with his current team, Red Bull KTM Ajo, and the Austrian firm has also designed his move to MotoGP for 2024.

The fight to be the rookie of the year in Moto3 has no history, because the Tiburon of Mazarrón leads with 46 points of advantage over Sergio García, thanks to five victories and a second place in a category in which there are so many applicants every Sunday to the victory. The next rookie overall is Guevara (12th with 59 points, 142 out of Acosta’s 201). Further back, Artigas (19th with 30), Adrián Fernández (24th with 16), Izdihar (28th with 3) and Fellon (30th with 0).

Conclusion AS:

In my opinion, the answer to the question of which rookie has more merit between Pedro Acosta, Raúl Fernández or Jorge Martín, my choice is Jorge Martín. MotoGP is MotoGP, where the asphalt is harder in the event of a fall, as Martinator can well attest to with those nine fractures that he overcame and that led him to even think about retiring when he was having the worst time. The best riders on earth are concentrated on that grid on the most powerful bikes, with maximum rivalry and a degree of media and professional pressure that is not reached in the other two categories. Of course, also bravo for Raúl and Pedro, who are signing another two outstanding seasons.

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