Aragon visit excites Pedrosa
Added on Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor
Aragon visit excites Pedrosa
Dani Pedrosa is relishing his first trip to the MotorLand Aragon circuit this weekend as he looks to claim a third consecutive MotoGP victory this weekend.
The Repsol Honda rider has been chipping away at Jorge Lorenzo’s lead at the top of the standings but still needs some big results to go his way, with Pedrosa 63 points behind his Yamaha rival.
Pedrosa will enjoy home support for the third time this season as the MotoGP paddock heads back to Spain and the 24-year-old is looking forward to the inaugural MotoGP at the new Aragon circuit.
“I’m looking forward to arriving at MotorLand Aragon and trying the new track on the RC212V,” he claimed. “I did some laps in July with a CBR1000RR street bike and I really enjoyed the layout – I loved the circuit.
“It’s very different to the ones we are used to racing at in the MotoGP championship, and so it will be really interesting this weekend. The circuit combines fast and slow corners which are quite technical, and the last straight and finish line section is going to be amazing. There are also some blind turns where you need to look for references outside the track.
“The facilities are very high spec and it looks like the fans are in for a treat at this race.
“It’s always very nice to race in Spain and I can imagine that the atmosphere will be incredible; I’m looking forward to meeting the Spanish fans again. Me and the team also arrive in a very good mood thanks to the great job we have been doing and our good results in the last races.
“It will be a challenge for everybody this weekend and we need to make the most of the practice sessions – in this area we have improved a lot in the second part of the season. Our bike has been working well at very different circuits, so I hope we can also do a good job in Aragon. I’m really looking forward to this grand prix.”
