MotoGP: Official, Dani Pedrosa stops
The three-time world champion forced to take a break from racing due to physical problems
A bolt from the blue. Dani Pedrosa's post-race statement comes as a cold shower for all fans and enthusiasts of this sport. After just one race of what is his tenth season in the premier class aboard the Repsol team's RC213V, the Spanish champion has decided not to continue the championship, at least for now.
Already at the end of last season his results deteriorated, mainly due to the reappearance of compartment syndrome in his right arm, a problem that Dani had already faced in the past with a surgical operation, which was unsuccessful, despite the news not being never been disclosed.
"It's a long story" Pedrosa said to MotoGP.com “Long story short, during the race I had a forearm problem, the same one I've had all year. I started having big problems here. Last year I struggled in every race, I couldn't run as well as I could and the results weren't what I hoped for precisely for this reason. All this time I tried to fix things and improve, but it wasn't easy and I found no answers. I had an operation, but it was unsuccessful. I tried not to make the news public, and obviously it wasn't easy, but Honda always knew everything. This winter I have been traveling all over the world looking for different options consulting different doctors, trying to undergo a new surgery to be ready for the championship. All the doctors advised me not to resort to surgery, the risk was too high, and I tried to listen to them, and to work hard but in a non-aggressive way" Dani then continues, telling us how he got to today, and the decision to put a stop to his competitive life.
“All of this brought me to today, when I experienced a really bad situation, because I knew I wasn't well, but I had no other choice. Now that the race is over, and I have realized that I am not able to do as I want, I understand that I have to stop and find a way to solve the problem. I can't continue running in this condition, so for now, the plan is to fix my arm. I don't know how exactly yet." admits the pilot “like I said, even the doctors don't know what to do, but I will try to get out of it, and the team knows it. At the moment I don't have many answers, everything is very uncertain, but I hope to have new news soon."
“I want to thank my team, Honda, Alpinestars, Arai and all my sponsors and my fans for the support they have always given me” he then concludes "but it's clear that I can't go on like this, because I can't give 100%".
With the prospect of a long-term stop, the hunt opens for Honda to find the rider who will get on Dani's Honda. Will we see the return of Casey Stoner?
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Pedrosa is a good driver, champion of sportsmanship, unfortunately haunted by injuries...
Good luck big!!
What heads there are at Honda, if instead of renewing the contract of this good but incomplete rider for the umpteenth time, they had given that motorbike to Alexis Espargaro, a young, talented and deserving rider, now they wouldn't find themselves with a motorbike in less and we would have a much more interesting World Cup to watch!
I think that if Stoner had been willing to take this option he would have trained during the winter, even though he is a champion and has been away from racing for a while I don't think he would return to cold Moto GP...
It's a shame, Pedrosa has great talent, but his physique penalizes him, he would have been a great rider in the 250 or Moto2 category.
Probably due to his size, the MotoGP is too exhausting, because he has been there for years anyway, but it certainly costs him much more effort than those who are physically bigger than him. :(
However, I hope that they don't leave the bike idle for all the GPs and find a temporary solution from the next one, perhaps even with some of Stoner's Wild Cards.
But what are you talking about?, in your opinion Pedrosa wasn't a great rider in MotoGP??, did his physique penalize him?? If anything, injuries have penalized him, Stoner isn't coming back..
Get me out of tune less please…
I said he would be a great rider in 250 and Moto2 would win 6-9 titles there…
I said that in MotoGP his physique was destroyed, in half the time... Rossi has been there for many more years and he too has had injuries...
Pedrosa has often suffered injuries, it's true, but this one on his arm is comparable to the operation that Stoner had and he also had problems with his back, arm and wrist, and it's not a given that he stopped too because in the long run he was wearing out...
It's not easy to ride those bikes for so many years at those levels and it's undeniable that Pedrosa is small and it's more difficult for him to control the bike...
This problem with the barccio is not caused by a fall or a break, but by a wear and tear of the tendons and muscles...
I read what you wrote, if you don't know how to express yourself then it's a different matter, Pedrosa didn't get what he deserved because of the injuries and because he had to fight against extraordinary riders, for the rest to say that Dani would have been a great rider in the 250 or moto two in my opinion it's nonsense, the numbers say that Dani was great (and I hope he continues to be) in all the categories he raced; as far as Marquez and Sunday's race are concerned, it's clear that he would have played for the victory but also for a second or third place probably, once he caught up with the leaders he no longer had any... and for the rest he lapped like the top 4. PS: I would say that the 2015 Ducati is a much more competitive bike than Stoner's... so Dovi's reasoning is confirmed, the difference over the other one was made by the Rider... this instead is a competitive bike regardless and almost certainly a rider like Stoner or Marc or maybe Lorenzo and Rossi would make it a winner like the one in 2007
This Ducati is superior to a Yamaha with the same tires, it is its riders who are inferior...
The Ducati engine is superior to the current Yamaha, but I'm not sure that the difference in the package that Stoner had in his hands and the one that Yamaha has in his hands have the same differences...
Stoner could have allowed himself to overtake Rossi even faster on the straight even earlier...
In short, thanks to the seamless, Yamaha has improved in the acceleration phase, then it is always below maximum speed.
Ducati has more engines and more liters so it is clear that it goes faster and has more power on the straight.
Ducati had Bridgestone in 2007, Honda and Yamaha Michelin those made a big difference.
Stoner won 10 races and the Ducati 11 in 2007
If what you say is true, then they should win 12-13-14 races but that's not the case...
So let's decide, either those bikes are more competitive and superior, and I agree about Yamaha, and they have 2 riders who are certainly not the best of the best.
Or those bikes are inferior, and have 2 super riders…
Now everything is clearer to me both with regards to Pedrosa's non-competitiveness and that of Crutchlow which suddenly changed in the last test... Crutchlow's bike is truly official...
Now that's a scoop.
Best wishes to the good Pedrosa, a top rider but haunted by the bad luck and the (quite heavy) beatings he took, but despite this he always got back on the bike.
Now there is no doubt as to why he achieved certain results last year, but I would like to point out that he never brought up this story to justify himself.
A great... Look at his sporting history, how the hell can you write such things about him? Bah….
Where did those who wrote certain things about Pedrosa go? Mystery….
So, best wishes Dani and I hope to see you back on track at 100%.
Now that's a scoop.
Best wishes to the good Pedrosa, a top rider but haunted by bad luck and the (quite heavy) beatings he took, but despite this he always got back on the bike.
Now there is no doubt as to why he achieved certain results last year, but I would like to point out that he never brought up this story to justify himself.
A great... Look at his sporting history, how the hell can you write such things about him? Bah….
Where did those who wrote certain things about Pedrosa go? Mystery….
So, best wishes Dani and I hope to see you back on track at 100%.
I'm really sorry for a rider who, due to too many injuries, never had the joy of having the No. 1 on his fairing. For me he remains one of the best riders of recent years, a damn fast and talented rider but also unlucky competitively. , those who follow this sport carefully will know about Misano 2012, the year in which Dani could have concretely won the world championship, he spent a second part of the season at the top of the class... anyway I hope he resolves his physical problems as best as possible and finds the serenity of the past to get on the track again and maybe win an unexpected world title!
Unlucky but extremely talented driver.
2 MotoGP championships lost due to injury…
I hope he can come back!!!
and in any case now I can tell all the professors who insulted me that I was right last year when I spoke of a 50% pedrosa…. because unlike you I look for and inform myself about all the pilots….
and not just one!
ridiculous you are. Are you looking for that and get informed? but what if no one except honda knew?
Ah yes, the friend of the friend, your uncle's cousin, married to Pedrosa's cousin... the one who told you about the red rubbers, the flagia, the tricks, the conspiracies...
You're ridiculous.
If Stoner comes back, the little doctor will retire.
..if Stoner comes back, the little doctor will make him retire again..or Marquez will take care of it..or Dovi...
Here's what Suppo said (part of it):
“We knew, obviously, about his problems, but yesterday I was the one who told Dani to explain the real reasons for his performances. I saw him very down and I didn't expect it. I thought that revealing his true physical state to the fans would help him in a certain way."
Well done Pedrosa, hats off.
I wonder where those who wrote certain things last year have gone.
Come on, come out if you have balls.
There is no need to add anything else…
Pedrosa may not be a champion but he has many extenuating circumstances in his defense. The fact remains that in terms of sportsmanship and let's face it in terms of being a "Man" beyond the duties of the profession that he does, he is certainly second to none. I hope he can start another contract in the future with an important company but with less pressure on him and can confirm his talent with results.