09-19 – German GP – Pedrosa deserved at least one MotoGP title, Rossi believes –

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Pedrosa deserved at least one MotoGP title, Rossi says

09-19 - German GP - Pedrosa deserved at least one MotoGP title, Rossi believes -

Dani Pedrosa will retire from MotoGP at the end of 2018 after eighteen years in motorcycle Grand Prix, including thirteen in the premier category within the official Honda-Repsol team. The decision of the sympathetic Catalan, unveiled at the opening of the German GP, ​​causes a lot of reactions including a vibrant tribute from Valentino Rossi.

It is with a lot of emotions and this modesty that characterizes him that Dani Pedrosa described his will to during the press conference of the German GP. The n ° 26 will hang up the gloves after the final in Valencia (Spain) – on the scene of his last victory at the moment – before being officially inducted "Legend of MotoGP".

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The triple world champion (2 titles in 250cc and 1 in 125cc) retires at the dawn of his 33 years, thus declining the interesting proposal of Yamaha to join his new satellite team mounted with the Sepang circuit (SIC) and the Aspar-Nieto team. This painful decision comes just a month after the Italian GP, ​​where the HRC announced its dismissal to the profits of compatriot Jorge Lorenzo…

This ousting from the team with which he has spent his entire MotoGP career seriously affected "Pedro", who then hesitated between wanting to continue his career thanks to the Yamaha option or to retire. The Catalan prefers to follow the second track, also aware that a Yamaha satellite would hardly lead him to this supreme title after which he has been running in vain since 2006 on a factory Honda….

09-19 - German GP - Pedrosa deserved at least one MotoGP title, Rossi believes -

Still, the announcement of his departure caused a real shock in the paddock, especially among his rivals who all paint a positive portrait of him. It is true that Dani is an authentic "nice", discreet and polite. Qualities that are perhaps flaws to cap the world crown against drivers ready for anything like Lorenzo, Marquez and Rossi !

"Our sport is losing one of its best drivers"

"It’s a real shame for MotoGP, because our sport is losing one of its best riders of recent years," said Valentino Rossi after listening to Dani Pedrosa’s motivation for leaving. The Doctor listened to his speech all the more attentively at the age of 39, his career is also drawing to a close….

09-19 - German GP - Pedrosa deserved at least one MotoGP title, Rossi believes -

Serious as a pope, Rossi then delivered one of the best compliments that Dani Pedrosa could expect from one of his opponents: "I think Dani deserved at least one title (in MotoGP, Editor’s note). It’s really too bad he did not win, "said the Italian star with a sportiness and respect that honor him..

Remember that when Dani Pedrosa started his MotoGP career in 2006, Valentino Rossi already had five titles to his credit (1 in 500cc and 4 in MotoGP). The Italian and the Spanish fought regularly against each other for victory, and even for the world crown: this was particularly the case in 2008 and 2009, years of the last coronations of No. 46 while the n ° 26 finished third.

"I did not expect that"

“It’s a very personal choice that I didn’t expect,” continues the Doctor, who thought like many that Dani Pedrosa was going to “continue with Yamaha, but he changed his mind”. […]. And to reaffirm with conviction: "Pedrosa is the strongest rider to ever win a MotoGP World Championship". Fully justified finding, both gratifying and cruel for the person concerned…

09-19 - German GP - Pedrosa deserved at least one MotoGP title, Rossi believes -

“Dani has always been a very technical rider, with a clean and smart riding style. I always liked following him on the track. He was always clean under braking, without slipping a lot, and was also one of the first to introduce this technique of straightening the bike very early in the acceleration ", recalls the transalpine star.

“He worked a lot on himself and he continued to improve over time working his weak spots, like in the rain where he was very slow at the start. He’s a big fighter, because his size could have been a limit in MotoGP but he managed to be incredibly fast ", respects the n ° 46.

The Italian concluded his tribute by repeating that he is sorry to hear this news, but that it was a "personal choice" and that no one had to say anything "good. or in bad ". For "Vale", his future ex-rival "just felt like this was the right thing to do".

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