Young Guns Part 2: Oscar Piastri vs Pedro Acosta, the Off-Road Rematch
Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri and MotoGP rider Pedro Acosta are back. Two years after their karting showdown, the Quad Lock athletes have traded Grand Prix machinery for identical off-road buggies in Young Guns Part 2. Three challenges, one motocross track, and one winner.
Where it started: Young Guns Part 1
In 2024, Quad Lock brought Piastri and Acosta together for the first Young Guns film. It was a karting challenge in France, with Acosta driving a kart for the first time. Piastri came out on top.
A lot has happened since. Piastri is now a nine-time Formula 1 Grand Prix winner with the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team. Acosta won his first MotoGP Grand Prix in Austria in September 2026 and is one of the championship’s standout young talents.
F1 vs MotoGP on dirt
For Part 2, the pair left the tarmac behind. Young Guns Part 2 was filmed on 14 August 2026 at Monti MX, a motocross circuit in the hills above Menton on the French Riviera. The track is hard-packed, rutted and full of jumps.
Piastri and Acosta raced matching Segway Super Villain buggies, which took both of them out of their usual disciplines. Four wheels suit Piastri, and dirt suits Acosta. Neither of them races buggies.
“Last time it was karting, which is pretty much home turf for me, so I had a bit of an advantage,” said Piastri. “This time Pedro probably had the edge, with the dirt and the jumps. I’ll let people watch and decide who handled it better.”
“I always have a good time with Oscar,” said Acosta. “We laughed a lot making the first video, and this one was the same. Being on the dirt with the buggies was something different for us, and the track at Monti is amazing.”
Hosted by Charley Boorman
Long-time Quad Lock ambassador, adventure rider and TV presenter Charley Boorman hosts the showdown. He takes the pair through each challenge and catches the moments between runs.
The film combines on-board cameras, drones and trackside footage with candid moments away from a Grand Prix weekend. It is Quad Lock’s most ambitious production to date.
Quad Lock mounts, put to the test
The phones in Young Guns Part 2 weren’t props. Both buggies ran Quad Lock mounts, and the phones were part of the challenges themselves, so they had to take the vibration, impacts and jumps of a full motocross circuit.
“Our product is integrated into the challenges because that is where it belongs,” said Dom Storey, Global Head of Sports Marketing at Quad Lock.
Every Quad Lock mount uses the Dual Stage Lock, which is built to keep your phone secure when the terrain gets rough.
The gear in the film
Quad Lock Roll Cage Mount Mounts your phone to the roll cage tubing of a buggy, UTV or side-by-side, with your screen in view.
Quad Lock 360 Range A modular system of arms and heads that lets you set your phone at the angle and position you want.
Quad Lock MAG Case range Phone cases with the Quad Lock interface built in, ready to lock onto any Quad Lock mount.
Quad Lock Action Camera Adaptors Lets you run an action camera on your Quad Lock mounts to capture your own ride.
FAQs
What is Young Guns Part 2? Young Guns Part 2 is a Quad Lock film where F1 driver Oscar Piastri and MotoGP rider Pedro Acosta go head-to-head in off-road buggies across three challenges at Monti MX in France.
Where was Young Guns Part 2 filmed? At Monti MX, a motocross circuit in the hills above Menton on the French Riviera, on 14 August 2026.
Who won Young Guns Part 1? Oscar Piastri won the karting challenge in Young Guns Part 1, which was filmed in 2024 and was Acosta’s first time driving a kart.
Who hosts Young Guns Part 2? Charley Boorman, the adventure rider, TV presenter and long-time Quad Lock ambassador.
What phone mount was used in Young Guns Part 2? Both buggies ran the Quad Lock Roll Cage Mount, together with the Quad Lock 360 Range, MAG Case range and Action Camera Adaptors.
