26 – Dani Pedrosa Fan Site

I put up a new layout.
It’s brighter than the previous one and I felt like it’s about time to change it. So, hopefully you guys like it.
Criticisms are welcome.

Dani blogged on April 14th. You could read it HERE.

I tried to translate it to English with google translator, but some parts were incomprehensible.

Do I need to learn Spanish? Or, is anyone willing to translate his blogs to English? If you’re interested email me on admin[dot]danipedrosa[at]gmail[dot]com

Dani Pedrosa got a valuable 5 points after finishing 11th on Qatar MotoGP race.
The Spaniard was able to run in 6th place for some time, but then Dani admitted he started losing grip and then suffered a collision with Alex DeAngelis.

Race Results under the cut.

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Qatar MotoGP race has been delayed due to the heavy rain.
The race is rescheduled to run on Monday at 9 pm local time.
Pedrosa will start from 14th with Stoner on pole and Rossi second.
1. Casey Stoner
2. Valentino Rossi
3. Jorge Lorenzo
4. Andrea Dovizioso
5. Loris Capirossi
6. Colin Edwards
7. Randy de Puniet
8. Chris Vermeulen
9. Alex de Angelis
10. Mika Kallio
11. Marco Melandri
12. Toni Elias
13. James Toseland
14. Dani Pedrosa
15. Sete Gibernau
16. Nicky Hayden
17. Yuki Takahashi
18. Niccolo Canepa

Here’s the latest update from Qatar Free Practice.

Dani Pedrosa was able to complete 17 laps on the first free practice despite the 4.382 sec gap from leader Casey Stoner.
Complete result is available on MotoGP Official Site.

Comment from Dani (thanks Crash.Net):

“Well, I was able to ride for the whole session tonight and that was the first target for Qatar,” said Honda’s only 800cc race winner. “I didn’t feel so great on the bike to be honest, but I expected this after such a long time without riding. I have to readapt to the speed, the braking points, the demands of riding a MotoGP machine again and this will take some time.

“My knee of course did not feel one hundred per cent and we will have to see how it improves over the course of the next practice sessions. Because I can’t bend the knee as far as I’d like, my riding position is not normal and this means I feel quite awkward on the bike at the moment.

“It’s too early for me to really make a judgment on the level of the bike because my pace was not fast enough today to really work on machine set-up. We knew this was going to be a challenging session and we were prepared for this, so we’ll come back tomorrow and aim to take some more steps forward,” he concluded.

What do you guys think? Is it wise for him to race in Qatar or should he just hold back and get some more rest?

Thanks a lot to my coweb, Ariss, who keeps this site updated.
Anyway, Dani Pedrosa has posted a new blog that you can find here. If you prefer the English version, Repsol translated the blog to English here.
Here’s an excerpt from the blog post:

I am pleased that I can return to racing this weekend, but I have to tell you that I am not 100% fit, so I am well aware that I will be at a disadvantage in Qatar. Doctor Ferreira & Doctor Mir have done some great work on my knee and arm, but the time we had for my recovery, especially for my knee, was quite short. Even though I have made good use of the last two weeks and we have made good progress, I am aware that in Qatar I will only be able to win a few points, but points which at the end of the season could be very valuable. The overriding reason being not to begin the second race of the season with a gap of 25 points to make up on my rivals.

I have to say farewell to you now, but one last thing, I want to remind you all that we will be able to meet here every Monday on my blog once again. I hope I will be able to tell you interesting things and that you enjoy my commentaries. Ah… I forgot. Many of you sent me get-well messages via my blog and via the one that TVE created after my accident in Qatar. Well, I would like to say that I read a lot of them – from my blog and also those on the TVE blog when Marc Martín came to visit me in Switzerland to give me an interview – and I am really grateful for them all. To all of you and to those fans that have taken a special interest in me: thank you very much. We will see each other here, on my blog, every Monday. Don`t forget!