Dani Pedrosa will therefore no longer be a Grand Prix driver at the end of this season. After a career spent with Honda for 18 years, including 13 MotoGP campaigns, the teammate of Marc Márquez which was also that of Nicky Hayden, Andrea Dovizioso and Casey Stoner, will, as he says himself, change his life. But his skills are still of interest…
The one we nicknamed “titanium” was nevertheless three times World Champion in the intermediate categories and vice-world champion of the elite on as many occasions. He knows HRC like the back of his hand, and he would therefore be very useful in the development of the RC213V. Suddenly, the winged coat of arms logically asked him to think about a position as a test pilot.
The team manager Alberto puig confirms: “ after 13 years spent with Dani Pedrosa, the time had also come to do things differently. Jorge Lorenzo will arrive next year and it is a decision made by Honda. As for Dani, he knows that if he wants to continue driving and testing, Honda will offer him something. But this decision is his. In all cases we will respect his choice ».
On this opportunity, Pedrosa commented : " For now, I don't know what I'm going to do, because deciding to change my life is already something important in itself. We will see with a little more perspective. I've been at Honda so long that I know everyone and everyone knows me and how I work. It would be another way to work in a sport that I love. But at the moment, I don't know. I need more time ».
For the moment, the position is held by Stefan bradl who freelanced at the Sachsenring last weekend for MarcVDS Racing due to the withdrawal of Morbidely on injury. In Valencia, Dani Pedrosa will be inducted as a “Grand Prix legend”.
