MotoGP Estoril: Dani Pedrosa “Another really tough race”

A nice way to celebrate his hundredth podium, Dani Pedrosa thus crosses the finish line of one hundred podiums with a third position, victory would certainly have been another luxury but with Casey Stoner in form like this there was nothing to be done. The Catalan thus continues his positive streak. The three on the podium are always Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo and Daniel Pedrosa. Speaking of numbers, this weekend gave the Spaniard from Honda a virtual plaque: he is the second youngest rider to reach one hundred podiums in MotoGP, however the gap from his Australian team mate is more than 3 seconds, the direction is the right one, we There are improvements to be made but consistency is a good starting point. The word is up to him.

“Another really tough race. The pace was very high from the first to the last lap and Casey (Stoner) had another great race, he was very fast. I crashed at the first corner, Casey and Jorge (Lorenzo) passed me and I lost a second and a half on the first lap. I tried to catch them, but I was suffering in the middle of the corner, I wasn't fast, so every lap I tried to do better, to modify my driving style, change the electronic engine maps, brake later, I tried everything. I managed to lap at the times of the leaders, but not to reduce the gap. The result of these first three races, always on the podium, is very good, but we missed something and we will try to do better next time. Today I celebrate my hundredth podium, it's incredible how quickly time passes. It is a great satisfaction and I would like to thank the team, the sponsors and above all Honda because I have raced with them my entire career.”