It is not usually in the focus, but when Kevin Schwantz appears it is usually clear and direct. The one who was one of the key figures of the World Cup of 500 in the late ’80 and early ’90s, in addition to being crowned world champion of 500 in 1993, has been the GP of the Americas last weekend.
There he had a time to talk to MotoGP.com companions, analyzing everything that was happening on a track that he helped to shape. In one of those moments, Schwantz took out his most analytical side about the situation Pedro Acosta is living. The one who is now considered one of the great talents of the category is in a delicate situation, with a motorcycle that does not end up performing to fight for the victories in 2025.
To this we must add that, in order to achieve the results that both he and his brands are achieving and that they are more discreet than expected, Acosta has to risk and sometimes, such as last Sunday, ends on the ground. That is why Schwantz, based on his own experience, has not hesitated to give Pedro advice.
And it is that the Texan pilot was his entire career linked to Suzuki. With them he debuted, with them he achieved the title and with them withdrew and all that despite the fact that at that time, and although his motorcycle had some virtues, he also clearly showed an inferiority with respect to Yamaha and Honda, which were the dominating motorcycles at that time.
Schwantz speaks from his own personal experience
That is why he knows firsthand what implies having a motorcycle that has a clearly lower performance than the dominant, and that gives greater importance to his advice, since they come from the experience itself: “He had a couple of opportunities last year to win a Grand Prix, but he never succeeded; he never reached the end, at least not in that front position. I think Pedro has a great career ahead. He has to take his time and learn everything he can with the KTM, and if the opportunity arises to get on one of the motorcycles that are in front, I think at his age, he should take advantage of that opportunity.”
In fact, in his own statements he himself “reproached” him not being able to have made the leap: «Being the guy who was never brave enough to change motorcycle, now I would recommend that. I tried a couple of times; I tried to set up a Yamaha once, I tried to mount once, but I never got either of the two. »
Therefore, Kevin is clear and does not doubt that in case there are other options that are good for the Murcian, Acosta should take advantage of them: “I think that, despite how young is Pedro, and I know that KTM has given him opportunities until he reaches where he is now, if he does not feel that things go in the right direction, if the contracts are about to end and the possibility of joining one of those teams that are in front, I think I would take advantage of that opportunity because there will not always be that possibility.”
