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Repsol Honda competitors Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso go into this weekend’s Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya
with only four points separating the duo in second and third. For Pedrosa this will be a home event and will follow a strong
second position result at Assen, while Dovizioso will be focussing on getting back on the stage following his fifth position
in the prior race.
Pedrosa is looking for consistency after claiming victory and two second spots, along with finishes
of seventh and eighth, now he prepares to repeat his higher end places after finding a satisfying level on his RC212V.
"The last race in Assen was an excellent example of how we will never give up. The practice sessions were very
difficult but our team never became downhearted and we were working until the final moments to get a good result,” says
Pedrosa. “So far this season we have alternated between bad and good results at each race, but hopefully we can reach
a high level again in Barcelona - everybody in my team is ready to go for it.”
Pedrosa has been victorious
in the 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP (2008) sessions at Montmeló, and adds, “It’s a circuit I always love to
ride at because it’s very much my home race. We know that we will need to work very hard to set the bike up because
at this circuit it is always difficult to find a good machine setting, and the one we used in Assen will probably not be right
for this circuit. We must continue pushing in Barcelona this weekend."
Dovizioso has been near the podium
in his two premier class years to date at Catalunya, and will look to gain better results this season.
“This
is one of my favourite circuits, it suits my riding style and I think it should be good also for the Honda RC212V machines,”
says the Italian. “I have always had good results here and I’m feeling really motivated. We have been strong so
far this season and generally we have been improving race by race. We’ve finished on the podium quite a few times, and
thanks to the work we put in over the winter we’ve been closer to front-running pace at most races. Still, we need to
take another step forward so that we can compete for victory - that’s what we’ll try to do this weekend. I’m
looking forward to the next challenge in Spain.”
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