Kevin Schwantz has urged Pedro Acosta to leave KTM for a more competitive manufacturer.

MotoGP Legend Kevin Schwantz has urged Pedro Acosta to 'jump at the opportunity' to ditch KTM for a team who are 'running at the front'.

After KTM's difficult start to the 2025 MotoGP season, their young superstar, Pedro Acosta, has been rumoured to be seeking a way out of the Austrian manufacturer.

There have been rumours that suggest Acosta has been speaking to the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team. However, the 20-year-old has since publicly backed KTM and wants to lead them to their first MotoGP title.

However, the 1993 500c Grand Prix Champion believes if the opportunity arises to leave KTM, then Acosta should take it.

"He had a couple of opportunities while running at the front last year to win a grand prix, but never quite pulled it off; he never made it to the end, at least not at that front position," Schwantz told MotoGP’s world feed.

"I think Pedro has a great career ahead of him.

"Take your time and learn what you can on the KTM, and if the opportunity is there to get on one of the bikes that are running at the very front, then I think at his age, he should jump at that opportunity.

"Being the guy who was never brave enough to jump ship, I would recommend that now.

"I tried a couple of times; I tried to ride a Yamaha once; I tried to ride a Honda once but never managed to get either one pulled off.

"I think as young as Pedro is, and I know KTM has given him his chances all the way up to where he is now, but if he doesn’t feel like things are quite going in the direction that he needs to be, if contracts are up, and there is a possibility to go to one of those teams who are running at the front, I think he would jump at that opportunity because there isn’t always going to be that possibility."