Brad Binder has been warned that his sta🌼tus as KTM’s star rider is under threat by Pedro Acosta.

The scintillating riding style, fearless overtaking and soli🥃d results of rookie rider Acosta has taken MotoGP by s✤torm this year.

The teenager already seems a shoo-in t♛🅰o progress from Tech3 GASGAS to the factory team in 2025 but he could even eclipse Binder as the manufacturer’s top man.

Broadcaster Simon Crafar analysed🤪 in Jerez: “Pedro hasn’t been doing those amazing things, like☂ I’ve seen before from a young rider coming into MotoGP, because they have a teammate who can show them the set-up.

“Pedro is doing it alone. It’s truly amazing.

“That’s why Brad Binder must really feel the pressure to step up. I listened to the debrief from COTA - it sounds like the team went the wrong way on ಌthe first day, he had a broken toe. He said it was very hard to brake.

“We can forgive h▨im for COTA but not for much longer. That’s why the pressure is on both t▨hose KTM teammates.”

Jack Appleyard r♑eplied: “Brad, for so long, has b🎃een the main rider. The key man at KTM.

“🧔Suddenly there is a power struggle. I꧋t’s a power struggle, if things continue, that’s he’s starting to lose.”

Crafar saiℱd: “How important is it for a m🌃anufacturer to find a young superstar?

“Young riders 🌼c💧ome in as a blank page and absorb everything. It is so refreshing.

“We 𒉰need more of these riders, the new bloo☂d. They raise the level.”

Binder’🌞s seat, at least, is not under threat because he is contra🍬cted to KTM beyond the start of next year.

His꧅ teammate in the factory team, Jack Miller, is not so forꦡtunate.

“Jack? I still hope tꦍhat we are yet to see the best of Jack this year,” Crafar said.

“It’s too late, I’d 🍌have liked to have seen it in the first or second race. I think it’s there. Let’s hope.

“Brad? He is going to come out swinging.”

Acosta is fourth in thඣe MotoGP standings after four rou𒅌nds.

He has claimed two podiums, 𒉰and become the third-youngest rider to earn a MotoGP podium.

Acosta is 1ও0 points ahead of Binder, and൲ 47 clear of Miller.

The brilliant young Spaniard is already on his way to becoming KTM’s prized asset - it is expected that the manufacturer have an option in their contract with him to extend their partnership into 2025 at least, while promoting 🍌him into their factor🍰y team.