26 – Dani Pedrosa Fan Site

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Anyway, Dani finished third in the San Marino GP. Rossi won the race, while his team mate, Lorenzo, finished second.
This results make 50-points gap between Dani and Lorenzo, and 80-points between Dani and Rossi. The next GP is in Estoril on October 4th. We’re hoping for the best.

Complete race results under the cut.

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1. Jorge Lorenzo (47:13,592)
2. Alex de Angelis
3. Nicky Hayden
4. Andrea Dovizioso
5. Colin Edwards
6. James Toseland
7. Loris Capirossi
8. Mika Kallio
9. Toni Elias
10. Dani Pedrosa
11. Chris Vermeulen
12. Randy de Puniet
13. Aleix Espargaro
14. Gabor Talmacsi

“I was confident for the race and of course I was hoping to win today. I was pushing very hard and perhaps I pushed too much,” said Dani.

“There was some cloud cover today and maybe the front tyre was a little cooler than before, but whatever the reason, I made a mistake and lost the front.

“I’m sorry for the team because they’ve worked really hard for me, and also to the fans. I wanted to win in American again but it wasn’t to be.”

The Spaniard, winner of the first American round of the season at Laguna Seca, rejoined 17th and last, but clawed his way back up to tenth at the chequered flag.

“There was some damage to the bike – the handlebar was bent inwards and the footpeg was worn away quite badly, but actually I was able to recover and ride at a fast pace to take some points at the end,” he continued.

“Six points is not much, but it’s more than zero. Looking on the positive side, we’ve been very fast here and that means we can! take a lot of confidence to Misano next weekend.”

Read the whole article here on crash(dot)net.

Dani Pedrosa grabs his second pole position this year after lapping 0.5 seconds faster than other riders.
On press conference after the qualifying session, Pedrosa made these statements:

“I’m really happy with this pole position because we have been fast all weekend so far, in the wet as well as the dry, so this is very positive,” enthused the Spaniard after QP. “The lap times are quick and also consistent which should give us a good chance in the race tomorrow. I’ve been comfortable on the machine from the start and things have just clicked here.”

On a more cautious note, Pedrosa continued, “We can’t relax at all though because I’m sure the other riders will improve and we know how strong our rivals have been this season. So we must make a few small adjustments to make sure we have the best possible package tomorrow. I’m really looking forward to the race because it looks like the weather should be good – a big contrast to last year – and it will be great to feel the race-day atmosphere at Indianapolis in more normal conditions.”

Source

Complete qualifying results under the cut.

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1. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 43m08.991s
2. Dani Pedrosa (Honda)
3. Toni Elias (Gresini Honda)
4. Andrea Dovizioso (Honda)
5. Loris Capirossi (Suzuki)
6. Nicky Hayden (Ducati)
7. Colin Edwards (Tech 3 Yamaha)
8. Alex de Angelis (Gresini Honda)
9. James Toseland (Tech 3 Yamaha)
10. Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda)
11. Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki)
12. Niccolo Canepa (Pramac Ducati)
13. Gabor Talmacsi (Scot Honda)

Pedrosa qualified third behind 2 Yamahas of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. Meanwhile, Elias was fourth and Edwards fifth.
Read the complete qualifying results below.

1. Rossi
2. Lorenzo
3. Pedrosa
4. Elias
5. Edwards
6. Dovizioso
7. de Angelis
8. Hayden
9. Capirossi
10. Kallio
11. Vermeulen
12. Canepa
13. de Puniet
14. Toseland
15. Melandri
16. Fabrizio
17. Talmacsi