2023-09-11 01:54:49
Dani Pedrosa was only 0.7 seconds away from getting on the podium again since 2017, but at the end of the San Marino race, Dani Pedrosa found that his offensive line was blocked by Francesco Bagnaia’s very strong defensive line. The truck driver’s expectation of standing on the podium was missed by just this little distance.
“I’m very happy, I really like this race,” said Dani Pedrosa. The last time he was a wildcard in the Spanish race, he finished seventh on a standard version of the steel tube frame. “My rear wheel was struggling a little bit in the first lap because I couldn’t get enough operating temperature, so I already lost some seconds on the first lap and was a little further away from the leaders in front.”
“Then Brad Binder passed me. In fact, when I saw him approaching, my idea was to just let him pass because I was fighting for grip and I couldn’t pursue him.”
“Then, I gradually got a better tire temperature, and I started to close the gap with the front, and then Binder crashed, so I went back to fourth, and I tried to go faster and started to slow down the laps. Getting into the 1 minute 31 seconds range, I could tell I was getting in, and when I was about to get into the lead group, I had a big advantage, but I almost crashed because of a mistake and I lost seconds, but I We were not far away from the top three and I was thinking, if I can get closer, maybe I can have some space when they are attacking each other and I can try to challenge for the podium.”
“Bagnaia was struggling a little bit in the last few laps, and I said to myself, ‘One last fight!’ and tried to get closer, and maybe I could start to attack in the last two laps. I was right behind him, but when I felt like I could attack At that point, Bagnaia used his last strength to defend me and successfully prevented me from overtaking.”
“So, I was very close to the podium this time, a bit like a sprint race but a little longer, and the whole weekend was really cool and I want to thank my team and all the staff.”
After the race, Dani Pedrosa also received the same official tire pressure warning as Maverick Vinales. Pedrosa’s tire pressure was below the minimum standard pressure for more than 50% of the race. “Maybe it’s because I ran alone most of the time, so I didn’t put too much pressure on the tires. I felt a little better in the sprint than in the race.”
“The carbon fiber frame version performed very well. The most important thing is that we can observe the new frame with other riders in the official test race. Maybe I also found some areas that can be improved in terms of the impact of vacuum belts on performance. These are just the beginning at the moment, we just decided to use this test of the new frame to enter the competition so that we can know more about these parts, and tomorrow we will also give these kits to the factory team riders for testing.”
Will you consider making a comeback?
“No, no, after running through these wild cards, my intention to come back becomes even clearer!”
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