26 - Dani Pedrosa Fan Site

After criticizing Michelin’s performances, Dani Pedrosa decided to switch to Bridgestone tyre. Although mid-season switch of tyres is a very rare thing to happen in MotoGP, Pedrosa’s frustration with the tyre seemed to have reached its climax. Pedrosa however thanked Michelin and Honda for their understanding and for agreeing to his personal demands. He added, [...]

1. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 44min 41.884 secs
2. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 44min 45.047 secs
3. Toni Elias (SPA) Alice Team (B) 44min 53.589 secs
4. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team (M) 44min 59.354 secs
5. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 45min 5.293 secs
6. James Toseland (GBR) Tech 3 [...]

Patrick Isaaco has been working alongside the likes of Mick Doohan, Wayne Gardner and Alex Criville. Isaaco is now Dani Pedrosa’s Michelin technician at Repsol Honda, responsible for making sure the 2008 MotoGP title contender has the best tyres possible at each and every grand prix.
Q : To begin with, could you explain the main [...]

Pedrosa will start from 12th on Brno Grand Prix. Casey Stoner took the pole followed by Valentino Rossi and John Hopkins. Two riders, James Toseland and Jorge Lorenzo - both from Yamaha - were unable to qualify after suffering in wet qualifying session, they were lapping 1.6secs and 12.0secs slower than Stoner. Complete [...]

Although he hasn’t fully recovered, Dani Pedrosa said he’ll be back to race at Brno, Czech Republic on August 17th.
“The holiday period gave me a good chance to relax and recover, so I hope I will be fine for Brno,” he said. “When I returned from Laguna Seca my doctor told me I needed a [...]

The 2009 MotoGP Provisional Calendar has been revealed. One major update is the replacement of China Grand Prix with Hungary.
MotoGP will have 18 races next year, started at the Losail circuit in Qatar on April 12th. Ricardo Tormo will host the final race at November 8th.
April 12th – Qatar, Losail (Evening Race)
April 26th – Japan, [...]