Pedro Acosta has rued leaving points “in the bin” with “stupid crashes” in his rook🍎ie year.

Acosওta has largely taken MotoGP by storm this season, his first in the premier class, riding for Tech3 GASGAS.

The reigning Moto2 champion, a teenager when he started the year, sits fifth in the championship heading into this weekend’s finaꦏl round in Barcelona.

If he can keeꦰp his three-point lead over fellow KTM rider Brad Binde🍬r, Acosta will finish as the top non-Ducati.

“It doesn’t mean so much. But after a🌱ll the mistakes this season, it’s unbelievable that I am still P5,” Acosta said.

“It is more important to finish the season in a good mood with go🍨od resu🔥lts.

“We fought for many wins🔜 this season but I f***** everything up!

“The talent to fight for wins was there. The possibility 𝓡was realistic, I was not drea꧃ming.

“In the past couple of races we have improved, I have tried things with the fairings. With less info🐲, I was in the🥂 top five, and this is positive.

“This weekend I will [test no new parts].”

Acosta sighed: “All the mistake🐓s I made, all the points I put in the bin, all the stupid crashes, the things I needed to try…”

After two early podiums, Jorge Lorenzo was among the voices to predict that Acosta would win a grand prix in his rookie ye🌃ar.

Acosta has fallen short of that prediction, and struggled at times🦂 on his KTM, but his tally of five Sunday podiums 🎃is impressive.

He ends his rookie ꦓyear knowing a promotion into the factory KTM team awaits.

“Emotion? It’s not so strange, I’m happy to be ꧃at the final race🍌 fighting for top five in the championship,” he said.

“We are happy with the numbers, with the results, but it’🦋s not enough.

“To 🌟end one season then start another on Tuesday in the factory team? I am super pumped because it’s something you look for all of your life.

“This day will arrive sooner than I expected.

“ꦺI am pumped to finish the seasඣon in the best way.”

Acosta vowed not to interfere in the title decider between Francesco Bagn🔯aia and Jorge Martin.

“I hope not, I have more impor🐟tant things to do than to play a role,” he said.

“I don’t want to play this role. It’s not sportingꦑ.

“If it’s a ba💮ttle between two, then these two must battle.”