Pedrosa claims Honda are back after Mugello win
Added on Monday, June 7th, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor
Pedrosa claims Honda are back after Mugello win
Dani Pedrosa claimed that Honda were back where they belong after he eased to a processional victory in Mugello on Sunday.
The Spaniard led Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo from pole to take an easy victory in Italy, with his Honda teammate Andrea Dovizioso completing the podium with a third place finish, and Pedrosa later claimed that the Honda team had finally caught up to the pace after a difficult start to the season.
“It’s an unbelievable feeling to win again and I’m so happy for myself and the Repsol Honda Team,” he claimed. “We’ve been working really hard and we had some problems through the winter and in the first races, so I’m really delighted with this victory, especially after leading at Jerez for so long but not quite making it. It looks like we are back near where we need to be and the team deserves the victory.
“I had a great feeling on the bike today, especially at the beginning section of the race and I could open up a gap. To be honest I didn’t see who was behind me, I just looked for the gap on my pit board and tried to ride consistently.
“It’s important that we are competitive now because we have one weekend off and then three races in a row. The next race is at Silverstone which is a legendary track so I hope that we can match this kind of performance there – and also that this part of England has better weather! I’d like to thank the team again for this result.
“And I also want to thank the fans here for pushing for Valentino because he’s having a hard time and everyone in the paddock wishes him well.”
