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On a cold track, Dani Pedrosa struggled with lack of grip all weekend, and in the end was not able to fight for the victory. He did manage to pass Andrea Dovizioso to claim fourth place on the final lap and was able to maintain his second place in the championship with now a 10-point lead over Valentino Rossi.

Dani said after the race: “Today’s race wasn’t easy. I had a bad start and on the opening laps I lost a little ground on the frontrunners, although to be honest I didn’t have the same pace as the leaders afterwards either. However, we fought with Valentino and Andrea and in the end we gained a place on the final lap. It hasn’t been our best weekend, but we will try to be back up at the front again at the next Grand Prix.”

By the way, did you know that Dani Pedrosa has a blog on the Repsol Honda website? Check it out.

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