After finding himself excluded from the Top 10 at the end of Friday, Dani Pedrosa managed to save his place in Q2 this morning at the end of the third free practice session. The Spaniard placed himself with the sixth time in the combined ranking of the three sessions.
In Q2, the Honda Repsol driver did not manage to consolidate this progress of the morning, "It's a shame that we didn't manage to be fast during qualifying after having been fast during free practice," confides he says as he starts from 10th place on the grid tomorrow. “I couldn't improve on the times I set on worn tires and, to be honest, I don't know why. »
“It's not good to be so far back on the grid because the first part of the circuit is narrow, but we have to concentrate on the race. I will have to get a good start, be fast on the first lap and move up as much as possible. Our pace is good and the race is long. Of course it won't be easy, we will also have to take the weather into account, but we will stay positive and try to do our best. »
The Sachsenring is the track where Pedrosa has enjoyed great success in the past, winning four times in 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012. However, he missed the 2013 edition after fracturing his collarbone on Sunday. morning at the first turn.
