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Dani Pedrosa’s initial victory of 2010 at Mugello gave the Spaniard second place in the World Championship rankings,
the Repsol Honda racer is now focused on a string of good results to support his place as he looks forward to the AirAsia
British Grand Prix this weekend.
Pedrosa is sitting 25 points behind Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo, the fact
that they will be both racing at the freshly developed Silverstone means the ability to quickly adapt to the circuit could
be crucial in gaining ground.
“We arrive at Silverstone in good shape after the victory in Mugello,”
says Pedrosa. “We had a very good weekend in Italy and myself and the team need to make the most of it to maintain this
momentum.”
“I cannot say much about Silverstone,” he continues. “From what I've seen
it's a fast circuit, high speed overall, with many right-hand corners which are taken with the throttle open. It looks
like an old-fashioned circuit, maybe comparable to Assen before they shortened it. We will start on Friday without prior knowledge,
but it's the same for everyone so I hope we can adapt as quickly as possible to prepare for the race.”
Silverstone hosts the first race, following 2 more events, it will be a very hectic time for the MotoGP competitors. “We
will have three races in a row now – Britain, Holland and Catalunya – and it will be very important not to make
mistakes and to maintain consistency in the results," states Pedrosa.
Colleage Andrea Dovizioso is also very
keen ahead of the fifth round. The Italian has claimed his best beginning to a MotoGP session after finishing on the stage
in three of the four opening events, plus he took his first premier class win in last season’s British GP at Donington.
“We used to race at Donington Park, which was a track that I really liked and where only myself and Valentino
had won in all the Grand Prix classes – 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP,” he says. “But despite this I’m very
much looking forward to Silverstone. It’s a new track for everyone and we have no previous reference data for the circuit,
which gives us one more challenge for the race weekend.”
Dovizioso is looking to challenge for a victory
in 2010, after gaining confidence from his excellent start to the year.
“We arrive at this race in very good
shape, with three podiums from four races, and we’re feeling especially good after the podium at Mugello – my
home race – because this was really significant for me,” he states. “Now we have to take another step forward
because on Sunday I want to fight for the win.”
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