Pedrosa happy with Brno fitness
Added on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 by Carole Nash Editor
Pedrosa happy with Brno fitness
Dani Pedrosa is looking forward to a “pain free” Brno this weekend as he looks to bounce back from a disappointing round at Donington Park three weeks ago.
The Repsol Honda rider heads to Brno in full fitness after the summer break, in stark contrast to the way in which he arrived in the Czech Republic following a high-speed crash in Germany, and is looking to close the gap on the absent Casey Stoner in the rider’s standings.
Pedrosa finished 15th at last year’s Czech Grand Prix as a combination of fitness problems and issues with the Michelin tyres that he and the five other Michelin riders experienced took their toll, ending any hopes that the Spaniard had of finishing in the top two.
But the 23-year-old is heading to Brno with renewed confidence after some recent good form and looking forward to stealing the headlines once again.
“It was a short summer break, but it was long enough for me to get back into training properly and build my fitness to close to 100%,” said Dani. “So I’m feeling ready for the second half of the season and I’m really looking forward to getting back on the bike and fighting at the front again.
“It’s going be very important that I can now concentrate totally on riding the bike without any pain, and these last two weekends off have helped me in that sense. Brno is a circuit that I like very much: it’s technical and demanding. Plus the weather is usually good which would make a nice change.
“We have the final day’s testing for the season on Monday and it’ll be important for us to do some more evaluation work on the new engine and modified chassis which we’ve been running at the last few races. I’m feeling fit and ready for this race and me and the team are ready to get Tout there and put in a good result.”
