Pedrosa hoping for improved physical condition to get a good result at final race and secure runner up spot
Dani Pedrosa heads to the Valencian Grand Prix with the objective of remaining runner-up of the premier class. It will be the last event of the 2010 season, the conclusion of an intense year which, as has become customary, will finish up in Spain in a very special meeting for the Repsol riders. In the highest cylinder class, Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso face the fourth ‘home’ meeting at a venue where the Spanish rider has won five times in his sporting career, the last only a year ago. The situation has changed for him over the past twelve months in which he fractured his collarbone at the Japanese Grand Prix while fighting for the title, forcing him to compete with Valentino Rossi for runner-up position.
Dani Pedrosa: “In a couple of days I will get back on the bike again at Valencia and I really hope to feel better than I did on Sunday in Estoril. The last medical checks I had this week have shown that the nerves are not affected and this is positive, even though I’m feeling the same symptoms of numbness. I went to Clinica Dexeus to have an electromyography scan in my left arm from the neck to the hand. It showed that the nerves are OK, so I will continue having physiotherapy and I hope that gradually the lack of feeling passes. Despite the circumstances, I’m going to Valencia in a good mood because this is a track I love and the atmosphere there is always special. Last year we had a great race, so I want to get a good result regardless of my physical condition. We have a new sponsor this weekend from Honda in Indonesia. When I visited Indonesia this year I was really amazed by how many people follow MotoGP there. They are very passionate and knowledgeable about the championship, so it’s good that this new sponsor on the Repsol Honda machine can create a link with this country”.
Source: Repsol Media Service