Fabio Quartararo has previously been called the next Marquez<\/a>, and he already has a world champion under his belt. Jorge Martin lifted the trophy last season, though he was at the centre of a major controversy earlier this year when he tried to break free of his Aprilia contract.<\/p>\n Francesco Bagnaia is the second-most successful rider on the grid, but he\u2019s already been cast into Marquez\u2019s shadow this year. Perhaps the gauntlet will pass instead to Pedro Acosta<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dorna pushed KTM sensation Pedro Acosta into English lessons<\/p>\n Of the 22 full-time riders on this year\u2019s MotoGP<\/a> grid, nine are Spanish. That includes the two youngest entrants \u2013 Acosta (21) and Gresini\u2019s Fermin Aldeguer (20).<\/p>\n A further six riders are Italian, while only two (Australia\u2019s Jack Miller and South Africa\u2019s Brad Binder) speak English as a first language. They are under no firm obligation to master it, but it will no doubt help them build a global brand.<\/p>\n To that end, journalist Simon Patterson told the Pit Talk podcast that Dorna Sports<\/a> \u2018basically forced\u2019 Acosta into English lessons, albeit at his own expense. They realised he could be the future face of the sport after his Moto2 and Moto3 titles.<\/p>\n Acosta scored five podiums in a spectacular rookie season, though he\u2019s only managed one so far this year despite being the lead rider at KTM.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are factory MotoGP riders whose English isn\u2019t that good,\u201d Patterson said. \u201cThat\u2019s a low-hanging fruit to pick [for Liberty].<\/p>\n \u201cTo be fair to Dorna, they have been working on that. I know that, the minute that they realised Pedro Acosta realised was the next big thing, he was basically forced into Dorna-organised and paid-for English lessons that paid off. They are aware of that.\u201d<\/p>\n Fernando Alonso has already hinted at how life could change for MotoGP riders under Liberty<\/p>\n MotoGP has been trialling radio communications this year. In F1, every driver speaks English from the cockpit, and that may be a bone of contention in the two-wheel paddock.<\/p>\n![\"Pedro](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2224815085-1024x683.jpg\")
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