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After the contract announced by Honda Racing Corporation at Brno recently, the minor details have now been finalised
and both competitors have signed the contracts at Misano during the Gran Premio Cinzano di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini
weekend.
Pedrosa has confirmed a one-year extension which will allow the 23-year-old competing for the factory
Honda team for a fifth consecutive year. Dovizioso has also confirmed a deal with HRC for next season with opportunities to
extend for 2011. Combined with this young and talented duo, HRC is rest assured that it has the competitor line-up required
to take the MotoGP World Championship title.
Tetsuo Suzuki, HRC President comments, “We are very pleased
that both Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso have re-signed for the factory Honda team and we have total confidence that these
two riders possess the talent to help us fight for the MotoGP World Championship. They both have long and successful careers
with Honda in Grand Prix racing and we are happy this partnership will continue. Although we have struggled this season, we
will continue the challenge until the very last Grand Prix. Since this year is the 50th anniversary of the start of Honda’s
participation in the World Championships, we must remind ourselves once again that Honda has been striving to compete at the
top level in the world since the day of its founding. As HRC we will, of course, reinforce the development of our machine,
and together with every team member, we will continue to fight with Honda’s challenging spirit in our hearts.”
Dani Pedrosa adds, “This new agreement with HRC is great news for me and I’m very pleased to be staying
with the team that I’ve ridden for since 2006. We have now established an effective way of working and I’m confident
that we can become even more competitive in the future. The target has always been to win the World Championship and that
of course stays the same. We have proved before that we can be the fastest and beat the best in the world, and I still believe
we can get to a level where we are challenging for that at every race. That is what the whole team must work towards. HRC
has a very impressive racing heritage and I still have confidence that they can produce a bike that can win the World Championship.”
Andrea Dovizioso states, “I’m very happy to be continuing with HRC in the factory Honda team. The experience
of being involved with such a prestigious team has been very important for me and, as soon as we began discussing the future,
my target was to continue with Honda. My first year as a factory rider has taught me a lot. I’m confident that with
the direction we’ve agreed for machine development we can reach a level where we are fighting for victory every Sunday.
Honda is a company that has achieved huge racing success and there are a lot of very talented and passionate people behind
this effort. I’m sure we have the potential to fight for the world title.”
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