Dani Pedrosa`s blog

Less than four days before we land in France and visit the circuit in Le Mans. We have to get up early on Thursday and then get ready for the fourth GP of the season. Last week has been quite calm. I took advantage of the good weather to get out on my bike to complement my training routine. I love riding my bike whenever I can as part of my training and this week I was lucky enough to be able to do so. Let`s see what the weather is like in France, because I am sure the temperature will be lower than we have had the last few days. It was also important to disconnect from racing after two consecutive races and recover my strength for this weekend. Le Mans is a circuit that I like. It is a circuit with a lot of history and the truth is that there is always a great atmosphere over...

The one at Estoril this weekend has been another important podium to make sure we keep accumulating points in the World Championship. The truth of the matter is that we’ve been quite lucky with the weather over the weekend, especially on Saturday and Sunday, because we had practically perfect conditions. We managed to ensure some good fine-tuning over the weekend, but were unable to reach the pole on Saturday. It was a shame that my bike skidded on the first left curve during the race. Casey got going at a very fast pace right from the start, and this compelled us to wheel fast too. Mounting the podium in the three races so far has been something very important. We know we have to keep working hard if we want to keep fighting for the title. It’s a very long season and we...

Hi! We had a “stormy” weekend at the Grand Prix, with changing weather conditions that helped us to see how competitive we are, as we managed to stay in front – in water – practically the whole time, except Saturday afternoon when we were able to train in the dry. The positive side to this Spanish Grand Prix has been just that: to see that we are built on solid foundations and that we can go fast under all conditions. The negative side, of course, has been the result. Coming third is fine, but I’d have liked to go for victory. It was raining slightly before the race and it seemed the track was going to be wet, which is why I decided to be careful. I tried to stage a comeback once I’d established my pace among the frontrunners, but in the end I was only able to regain two...

We are coming up to the second GP of the season and, as always, I’m looking forward for Thursday to arrive to get out onto the circuit and start preparing for the weekend. What I’m going to tell you about Jerez is what we’ve already been told: it’s one of the most special, complete circuits in the championship. The truth is that our last test on the circuit turned out quite well and we ended up happy with the results and the trials we did. There was a good feeling about it, and so we are really excited about going to Jerez. This is also the first European race of the championship, and getting off to a good start always means extra motivation. At Jerez we always have more commitments than normal. I arrive on Thursday and, apart from looking at the schedule we have for the whole...