{"id":15084613,"date":"2026-03-23T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/pedro-acosta-last-years-ktm-wasnt-that-bad-and-this-years-isnt-that-good-either\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T06:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:06:14","slug":"pedro-acosta-last-years-ktm-wasnt-that-bad-and-this-years-isnt-that-good-either","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/pedro-acosta-last-years-ktm-wasnt-that-bad-and-this-years-isnt-that-good-either\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedro Acosta: \u2018Last year\u2019s KTM wasn\u2019t that bad, and this year\u2019s isn\u2019t that good either\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pedro Acosta believes the 2026 KTM MotoGP bike isn\u2019t \u201cthat good\u201d after slipping to seventh place in the Brazilian Grand Prix.<br \/>Following MotoGP\u2019s last-minute decision to shorten the Goiania race to 23 laps due to \u2018track degradation\u2019, Acosta opted for Michelin\u2019s soft rear tyre even as the majority of the grid stayed on the more durable medium compound.<br \/>The strategy paid off in &#8230;<a class='more' href='https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/motogp\/news\/pedro-acosta-last-years-ktm-wasnt-that-bad-and-this-years-isnt-that-good-either\/10807457\/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-BIKES&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www'>Keep reading<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/motogp\/news\/pedro-acosta-last-years-ktm-wasnt-that-bad-and-this-years-isnt-that-good-either\/10807457\/?utm_source=RSS&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_campaign=RSS-BIKES&#038;utm_term=News&#038;utm_content=www\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Autos \u2013 Motorsports Bikes Photos<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pedro Acosta believes the 2026 KTM MotoGP bike isn\u2019t \u201cthat good\u201d after slipping to seventh place in the Brazilian Grand Prix.Following MotoGP\u2019s last-minute decision to shorten the Goiania race to 23 laps due to \u2018track degradation\u2019, Acosta opted for Michelin\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15087157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[199],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15084613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15084613-output_-1_0.jpg",1920,1072,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15084613-output_-1_0-300x168.jpg",300,168,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15084613-output_-1_0-620x346.jpg",620,346,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15084613-output_-1_0-768x429.jpg",768,429,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15084613-output_-1_0-940x525.jpg",940,525,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15084613-output_-1_0-1536x858.jpg",1536,858,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15084613-output_-1_0.jpg",1920,1072,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15084613-output_-1_0-998x665.jpg",998,665,true],"ignition_item":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15084613-output_-1_0-670x446.jpg",670,446,true],"ignition_item_lg":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15084613-output_-1_0-1340x894.jpg",1340,894,true],"ignition_article_media":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15084613-output_-1_0-510x510.jpg",510,510,true],"ignition_minicart_item":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15084613-output_-1_0-160x160.jpg",160,160,true],"profile_24":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15084613-output_-1_0.jpg",24,13,false],"profile_48":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15084613-output_-1_0.jpg",48,27,false],"profile_96":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15084613-output_-1_0.jpg",96,54,false],"profile_150":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15084613-output_-1_0.jpg",150,84,false],"profile_300":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15084613-output_-1_0.jpg",300,168,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"news.iNthacity","author_link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/author\/atombo\/"},"category_info":"<a 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