Dani Pedrosa ‘doubted’ whether or not he might ‘dominate MotoGP bike’ | MotoGP

Pedrosa by no means received a MotoGP world championship however it thought of to be the most effective riders by no means to take action, if not the outright finest.

The previous Repsol Honda rider additionally competed in an period that included Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo, three of the best riders MotoGP has ever seen.

Pedrosa, who has been with KTM as a check rider since 2019, suffered many accidents all through his profession which additionally price him the possibility of changing into a MotoGP world champion.

However regardless of by no means successful the largest prize, Pedrosa felt he obtained essentially the most potential out of himself and is ‘at peace’ along with his profession.

Chatting with Bike Journal, Pedrosa mentioned: “Typically, I’m at peace, as a result of I’ve all the time pushed myself to the utmost, and when there was one thing I labored on it. When there was one thing that wasn’t working, I fought it. 

“I did issues to work mentally, I did issues to work bodily, I did issues to work technically… I all the time confronted my issues, I did not attempt to keep away from them, I went straight forward. 

“I labored on the set-up within the race, as a result of originally in MotoGP I used to be very quick originally of the race however not on the finish, however then I used to be quick on the finish… I labored on the whole lot.”

Earlier than arriving in MotoGP Pedrosa was thought of to be the most effective skills coming by means of the ranks.

A championship win within the 125cc class was backed up by successful the 250cc championship in consecutive years, together with the 2005 season when he obtained the higher of Casey Stoner, Andrea Dovizioso and Lorenzo.

However when the time for a transfer to MotoGP happened, Pedrosa, together with many others, had doubts about how nicely he would fare attributable to his lack of peak and weight.

“If I am trustworthy, once I received the 125cc World Championship and went to 250cc, then I already had doubts, as a result of the bike was greater and heavier, and I used to be very small,” added Pedrosa. 

“I do not know should you keep in mind, however there have been already many doubts about me, as a result of my using model was too clean and too fantastic, and that these bikes wanted extra drive. 

“I additionally keep in mind having doubts, as a result of possibly I used to be too small, however I obtained on it and the whole lot went easily, and I received two titles. However even supposing I tailored nicely to 250cc, I had already tried MotoGP on the finish of 2004 and that was one other dimension, it was an enormous factor. 

“Not solely when it comes to energy, but in addition in measurement: I barely reached the handlebars, I fell off the hook and my toes got here off the footrests. I did not get to the brake. 

“Once I switched to MotoGP, there I doubted extra if I might dominate the bike. To not go quick, however above all to manage the bike, to do with it what I wished always. 

“With the ability to do no matter you need with the bike, holding it low in your management. That was what price me essentially the most in MotoGP, that I did not all the time have management of the bike. 

“That impacts confidence a bit, as a result of you realize that when there are specific circumstances or conditions, you go behind the bike, it may possibly beat you.”