The Spanish pilot explained to crash.net what he would like to leave of himself in people's minds.
Dani Pedrosa didn't have an easy career. If things went quickly and went well in 125cc and 250cc, the real difficulties came in MotoGP due to his small size not suited to such machines and the numerous injuries he suffered.
He will never have won the Holy Grail of a title in the premier category, but he retains the satisfaction of having overcome all the difficulties: “In MotoGP I have always tried to overcome the problems linked to my condition, or to the championship. The machines changed, the rules changed, the bike became heavier, the tires harder and there were a lot of difficulties: injuries and more injuries. »
Now that all this is over, he can look back with more serenity and draw the positives from all these years spent at the highest level. He prefers to highlight the human side by reminding us that pilots are above all men like any other, and him in particular. To the question “How would you like to be remembered?” », his response was in his image: " Honestly, I do not know. But, of course, I would like to be remembered as someone who tried so hard and faced a lot of human problems that everyone can encounter: fear, negative thoughts, adversity and difficult situations. unfavorable. These are things that everyone can face in their life at some point. Of course, I would also like to be remembered as a rider who had good technique on the bike! »
