Marco Bezzecchi
Pedro Acosta was not happy with Fabio Di Giannantonio after the French Grand Prix, stating his displeasure at his actions following his last-gasp overtake.
The KTM rider was mixing in and amongst the front of the field in the early stages of the French Grand Prix. Running as high as second, he eventually fell backwards as Jorge Martin and Ai Ogura surged through to grab an Aprilia 1-2-3 with Marco Bezzecchi.
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Di Giannantonio, who will join KTM in 2027, was again the top-performing Ducati after Pecco Bagnaia crashed out from P2. The VR46 rider was running in fifth until the final corner of the last lap, where he passed Acosta for fourth.
During the overtake, Di Giannantonio appeared to look back at Acosta, perhaps merely to see where the KTM rider was or if it had caused him to crash. But whatever his intentions were, the Spaniard was not happy with him.
Pedro Acosta unimpressed with Fabio Di Giannantonio after last-gasp overtake at French Grand Prix
Speaking after the race via Motorsport Espana, Acosta felt he could have had a better result at Le Mans, but he did not realise how far back Di Giannantonio actually was on the final lap.
“I don’t know if today’s result was the best I could have achieved; perhaps fourth place would have secured it, but I thought Di Giannantonio was closer than he actually was, and I went out to defend more than I should have,” he explained.
“And that backfired because he overtook me at the end. Clearly, we weren’t in a position to fight for the podium compared to the Aprilias; they set a frightening pace, especially Martín and Ogura coming from behind.
“We have to be realistic about where we are, and we have to be happy because it’s my best result at Le Mans since I’ve been in MotoGP.”
Regarding Diggia’s late overtake, Acosta was not impressed with his actions: “I insist, I thought I was closer, but I’ll remember that for next time. Nobody passes me looking at me. We’ll see each other in the next race.”
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Le Mans incident adds to Pedro Acosta and Fabio Di Giannantonio’s long-standing feud
Acosta’s fiery comments set up an interesting race in Barcelona this weekend, especially given the history between the two riders.
In 2025, the KTM rider was heavily linked with a move to VR46, and he was seen posing in front of the team’s advertising board at Assen. Di Giannantonio said the rumours were ‘not nice’ and criticised Acosta for his actions.
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In response, Acosta told Diggia to lighten up and see the funny side of the rumours. But Di Giannantonio told Acosta to show respect to KTM, as he was still under contract, and in fact, could not break it for 2026.
The irony of the situation is that the Italian will now be joining KTM with Alex Marquez in 2027, while Acosta will be riding a Ducati next year, but in the factory red colours rather than the yellow and black of VR46.
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