MotoGP Austin: Dani Pedrosa “I made a small mistake, thank goodness Dovizioso is fine”

Dani Pedrosa MotoGP 2016 Grand Prix of Americas Honda Repsol – Dani Pedrosa he ends the Austin grand prix with a fall, hitting poor Dovizioso in an attempt to overtake him, while they fight for third position. Today the Honda rider, in difficulty during free practice and qualifying, seemed particularly on top of his game and in fact, for the first time since the beginning of the year he was in the group of the best. But as he was preparing to attack Dovizioso lost the front at the corner entry and his bike hit the Ducati rider squarely. Once Dani returned to the pit lane he personally went to Dovizioso's garage to check on his condition, as Rossi also did with Stoner in Jerez in 2011, well done Dani!

“Today was also a difficult weekend – said Dani Pedrosa – Qualifying hadn't gone well, but I got off to a good start in the race. I was in the leading group and I think I could have battled with Lorenzo for 2nd place, also because my pace was better than that of qualifying. Unfortunately I made a small mistake and lost the front, so the bike went away and I hit Dovizioso who was ahead of me. It was really a shame to end the race like this and I feel really sorry for Andrea. I'm really glad he's okay. The positive news is that I was finally doing well in the race, now we need to see all the data to try to improve further in the next race in Jerez"