Dani Pedrosa is far from the concerns and other tribulations that adorn an extraordinary Argentine Grand Prix, but who honors his appointment on the MotoGP calendar. Because he is in Imola, in a Lamborghini, just for fun in a single-make competition bearing the coat of arms of the Audi family, which also includes Ducati. However, there remains a KTM official who keeps an eye on the RC16s, and he has a word with us before perhaps meeting a certain Valentino Rossi in the stands, who is entered in this motorsport event in another category …
Dani Pedrosa spoke at the microphone of motorsport to first tell what brought him behind the wheel of a Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 2 of 620 hp: “ I first did a test in Misano, then a friend asked me if I wanted to take part in a race with the Lamborghini, he contacted them. It is a very fun car to drive and very powerful, with a very short gear ratio, for competition » he judges as a connoisseur before acknowledging with a smile: “ the truth is it wasn't my idea, but I thought it could be a great experience. I like doing new things, learning ».
It is also because he has this open mind that he works so well to KTM since he retired from competition with his Honda. Pedrosa, always discreet, regrets “ not being able to say anything about the work and the secrets " on which ones KTM worked last winter, although he admits that “ the bike is quite similar to last year's. We worked on the suggestions that the drivers gave us, and also in the experience I had last year when I raced in Austria “, recalls the No. 26 about his presence at the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix, where he finished in tenth place.
The KTM year? Dani Pedrosa warns that we must wait three or four races before the championship stabilizes
« We encountered some difficulties and we needed time to make this 'click' and improve them. It's better now, but we have to see how the bike stabilizes in the next races » adds the 'Little Samurai'. But while waiting for it to “stabilize” as he says, it allows the Mattighofen brand to lead the manufacturers' ranking after only two Grands Prix and among the drivers, Brad Binder, second and Miguel Oliveira, fourth, ensure the Austrian coat of arms the best overall result for a factory involved in MotoGP…
So, could this be a good year for the orange motorcycle? Dani Pedrosa speaks from his experience in his response: “ I'm very happy because they worked very, very well. You have to wait, the championship always has these first three or four races before everything stabilizes. There are top teams that have failed and their riders still don't have that feeling with the bike or the tires. Everything needs to be in place, but it's important that the KTM runs well from the start ". And if not, will we see him behind a handlebar again this season? “ I don't know, we haven't talked about it yet », concludes the man who was also nicknamed Titanium.
