{"id":4626,"date":"2025-05-25T16:18:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/pedro-acosta-puts-pressure-on-ktm-i-will-not-accept-i-will-not-be-patient\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T16:18:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:18:50","slug":"pedro-acosta-puts-pressure-on-ktm-i-will-not-accept-i-will-not-be-patient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/pedro-acosta-puts-pressure-on-ktm-i-will-not-accept-i-will-not-be-patient\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedro Acosta puts pressure on KTM: &#8220;I will not accept, I will not be patient.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>KTM rider Pedroa Costa says he will not be &#8220;patient&#8221; through the brand&#8217;s current MotoGP struggle, saying he &#8220;is not waiting for all my life to become champion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside><\/aside>\n<p>Pedro Acosta was saved by sixth in a chaotic race on Sunday, but the British Grand Prix proved to be a difficult weekend for the KTM brand.<\/p>\n<p>Acosta issued a fiery statement on Silverstone on Saturday, endorsing KTM&#8217;s ability to build a good bike, but urged it to deliver the solution faster.<\/p>\n<p>After Sunday&#8217;s Grand Prix, when he branded &#8220;desperate race,&#8221; Acosta says KTM&#8217;s lack of rear grip caused him too many problems.<\/p>\n<aside><\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;Well, it&#8217;s not a strange race. It was a race of despair,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s very sad to see that other bikes don&#8217;t have this amount of grip that other bikes have, aiming to pick up (bikes) and (lean) angles, close with others and close (to others) and lose everything.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But that&#8217;s what it is and we have to continue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside><\/aside>\n<h2>KTM from Pedro Acosta: &#8220;I don&#8217;t accept, I&#8217;m not patient.&#8221;<\/h2>\n<figure> <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-05\/GnG_1232050_HiRes.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-05\/GnG_1232050_HiRes.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-05\/GnG_1232050_HiRes.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-05\/GnG_1232050_HiRes.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-05\/GnG_1232050_HiRes.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-05\/GnG_1232050_HiRes.jpg?width=400 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-05\/GnG_1232050_HiRes.jpg?width=400\" alt=\"Pedro Acosta\" width=\"4033\" height=\"2689\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\n<p>Pedro Acosta<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked by Crash.net if he needed to accept the situation now and learn patience, Acosta responded honestly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Challenges are once in my life. I will not take everything in my life to be the champion of this championship. I need help from the factory. That&#8217;s it.<\/p>\n<aside><\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re just young until you&#8217;re not.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many stars in the Championship grow very quickly and disappear quickly. Fredispenser.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do you remember? He won two titles, had something in his arm and didn&#8217;t come back the same way.<\/p>\n<aside><\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;Finally, it&#8217;s not just me. I&#8217;ve been struggling a lot this weekend after seeing four ktms since the second quarter of this week. I need help from the factory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now I&#8217;m talking about four riders &#8211; not just me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Acosta is linked to a move away from KTM at the end of the season, but once again he still spends another year on his current contract, claiming he &#8220;really believes in this project.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside><\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;But this weekend I told you very seriously that I needed help,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t want to come here with KTM and burn fuel, I want to compete.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today, I was able to compete more or less. When I was in the group of Mark (Marquez), Franco (Morbidelli), Jack (Miller), and Alex (Marquez) at once, I couldn&#8217;t fight.<\/p>\n<aside><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis is what burns my blood, it&#8217;s so close that I can&#8217;t catch it and do it.<\/p>\n<aside><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KTM rider Pedroa Costa says he will not be &#8220;patient&#8221; through the brand&#8217;s current MotoGP struggle, saying he &#8220;is not waiting for all my life to become champion.&#8221; Pedro Acosta was saved by sixth in a chaotic race on Sunday, but the British Grand Prix proved to be a difficult weekend for the KTM brand. 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