Appearances can be deceiving. And to be honest, in MotoGP, this is often the case. Now we have Marc Márquez at the head of the championship after seven Grands contested. The HRC official leads with ten points ahead of Lorenzo and with twelve more on Rossi, the two Yamaha officials. However, it is this Yamaha which is considered the best machine in the field and not the RC213V. A difficult Honda to manage. Whose fault is it ? Ask Pedrosa and he will tell you Márquez.
This year, Dani Pedrosa decided to speak. At the start of the season, he found MotoGP boring, railed against Michelins and campaigned for a ban on wings. Then he became more discreet and signed his new lease within HRC for two additional years. As a teammate Marc Marquez.
That said, the concerns of the new RC213V remain. They appeared very early in the offseason and the ideal development that would tame it is still to be found. Even if things are progressing, they are going slower on the side of Pedrosa. A Dani who stands up when we talk to him about the choices made on the new machine bearing the winged coat of arms: “ I had no say in the development of the bike and if that had been the case, I would have chosen another path » declares the Spaniard on InSella.it.
He pursues : " When I tried this bike for the first time, way back in November, I knew it would be difficult. But it was Marc who made the choices. It's clear that I would have gone about it another way, that I would have opted for a different engine, but that's where the credit goes. He likes this type of motorcycle which suits him best. I'm suffering a little more, but we'll see how things develop during the season ». Dani Pedrosa is currently fourth in the title race, 43 lengths behind his leading teammate. His best result this year is a third place, won in Argentina and Catalonia. At Mugello, he passed the milestone of 250 Grand Prix starts.
