Why the hype around MotoGP’s next generational talent is justified
“Feet on the ground.” A phrase repeatedly uttered by Aki Ajo, team boss and owner of Ajo Motorsport, during our interview with him in his office at the British Grand Prix. Ajo, a Finnish former racer, has run an ultra-successful outfit in the lightweight and intermediate class championships in the MotoGP paddock, overseeing the development of some of the series’ biggest names. In typically Finnish fashion, Ajo shoots from the hip. There’s no hyperbole, no understating. His observations are straightforward and honest. That’s the kind of voice you need when the subject is a potential generational talent . In a year that the NHL will welcome one of its most exciting young prospects for years in Connor Bedard, #1 overall pick in the recent selection draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, MotoGP is set to get its own in 2024. Ironically, if NHL draft rules applied in MotoGP, it would be Honda or Yamaha that Pedro Acosta would likely end up at as the lowest pla...