British MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa sad to leave Donington Park

Spaniard Dani Pedrosa is hoping to continue his recent run of good form in this weekend’s British MotoGP race, the Repsol Honda rider hoping to bow out at Donington Park on a high.

Pedrosa, who dominated the last 990cc British MotoGP race in 2006, won the recent Laguna Seca clash and continued his impressive return to form with third place in last weekend’s Sachsenring race in Germany.

The 23-year-old said: “We’ve built some momentum with our good results in the last two races and we’ll be looking to take that to Donington this weekend. It’s a circuit I like and I’ve had some good results there so I’m confident we can have a strong weekend.

“To be honest, while the podium in Germany wasn’t a bad finish and we weren’t far behind the winners, we thought another win was possible last weekend. So our motivation is high to fight hard for that in Britain before the summer break. Naturally, the weather is always a consideration at Donington so we need to be prepared for anything.

“We gained some valuable experience on the Bridgestones in the wet in Germany so we’ll be working to make maximum use of the practice sessions, whatever the conditions. It’ll be sad to see the back of Donington because the track itself is very good to ride and one I like. I hope I can sign off there with a good result.”

 

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