Dani Pedrosa arrives in Valencia for the last Grand Prix of the season with the only hope of recovering twelve points from Valentino Rossi in order to take fourth place in the championship. Despite a withdrawal due to the Doctor's injury, the Honda official was unable to secure this entry and is coming off an unconvincing overseas campaign, even if there was improvement in Malaysia with, in particular, a pole position. But we will not forget that, during this time, his teammate Marc Márquez will compete for the world title against Andrea Dovizioso and his Ducati…
To be honest, we missed another year at Dani Pedrosa who will try to finish at least on a good note an exercise marked by the greatest difficulties in tuning with his rear tire. That being said, he is the driver who has triumphed the most in Valencia. Winner 6 times (3 times in MotoGP, 2 times in 250cc and once in 125cc), the representative of the Repsol Honda team is ahead Jorge Lorenzo, which has 4 successes in the premier category.
Furthermore, Honda is the manufacturer that has distinguished itself the most in Valencia during the MotoGP era. The Japanese brand has 8 victories, the last being to the credit of… Marc Márquez in 2014. " We arrive in Valencia in good spirits and with the desire to end the season with a good result " how Pedrosa. " I have always loved the atmosphere of this Grand Prix and the fans give me energy ».
« We have made good progress on the bike's settings since Malaysia and that's what gives us confidence for this weekend. I really like the Ricardo Tormo circuit. I have always been strong in the past and I hope that will be true for this edition ».
