Guevara, Miller’s successor at Pramac: Why talent alone wasn’t enough

When Izan Guevara won the Moto3 World Championship in 2022, the Spaniard seemed to be on a direct path to MotoGP. Seven wins, twelve podium finishes and an early title victory underlined his immense talent. At times, Guevara left the competition in his wake with almost childlike ease and was regarded as one of the greatest prospects for the future.

However, his career stalled upon his promotion to Moto2. Instead of building seamlessly on his Moto3 successes, Guevara took several years to establish himself in the intermediate World Championship category. His undisputed talent alone was no longer enough.

He finished his debut Moto2 season 22nd in the riders’ standings. Even in his second year, he managed only a modest improvement: he finished 17th in the World Championship and ended his partnership with Aspar.

When Guevara’s career went off course

During this phase, critics accused the Spaniard of relying too heavily on his natural abilities and not working hard enough to achieve success. It was only in the recent past that Guevara managed to turn things round. Since he has been riding for the Pramac project, team manager Gino Borsoi has observed a fundamental change.

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“He’s taken a huge step forward, especially from last year to this year. He’s completely changed his attitude and overhauled his training regime. He’s a completely different person now,” Borsoi told MotoGP.com.

For the Italian, this is precisely the key to Guevara’s resurgence. There was hardly any doubt about the natural pace of the 2022 Moto3 World Champion to begin with. But it is only with a changed approach that the Spaniard is increasingly realising his potential, according to his team manager.

“He now has everything he needs to showcase his speed. He now has the right mindset to race in MotoGP,” emphasised Borsoi. He also believes his protégé is capable of great things in the final stages of the Moto2 season: “In Moto2, he’s ready to fight for the championship, even though it’ll be tough against Gonzalez.”

Yamaha: Pramac as a pipeline for young talent

Guevara’s development will be rewarded with promotion to MotoGP in 2027. Pramac is promoting the Spaniard from its own Moto2 programme and giving him Jack Miller’s seat. In doing so, the Yamaha team is deliberately backing a rider whose path to the premier class – following his commanding Moto3 title – initially proved much longer and rockier than expected.

For Borsoi, this internal promotion therefore also sends out a clear signal. “It’s good news for the Yamaha project and shows that a rider from Moto2 has a real chance. We’ve shown that this dream can come true, provided you’re good enough. You can make the leap from Moto2 to MotoGP.”

Gino Borsoi

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However, the fact that Miller has to make way for this leaves Borsoi with mixed feelings. “Of course, it’s a sad moment for me too, because Jack is a great person,” explained the Pramac team manager. Speaking about the Australian, whose time as a regular rider in MotoGP is thus coming to an end, he added: “He’s a really great person and an incredible racing driver.”

With Guevara, on the other hand, Pramac is banking on the exceptionally talented Moto3 World Champion having now developed into a sufficiently well-rounded rider for MotoGP. Borsoi sees the decisive change not so much in speed as in Guevara’s attitude. Guevara is currently second in the World Championship and the only Boscoscuro rider in the top six of the riders’ standings.