Motogp: Pedrosa again edges out rival Lorenzo

Pedrosa says he is confident with the performance of his Honda.

SEPANG: Spain’s Dani Pedrosa remained the fastest rider on the final day of the first pre-season MotoGP testing at Malaysia’s Sepang circuit yesterday.

Honda’s Pedrosa had led the pack on Tuesday and Wednesday, and yesterday he again edged out his countryman and Yamaha rival Jorge Lorenzo.

Nine-times world champion Valentino Rossi was third while Marquez, a former 125cc world champion and reigning Moto2 title holder, took fourth.

Unlike the first two days of cloudy skies and rain late Wednesday, the final test day saw sunshine. Pedrosa said he was confident with the performance of his Honda but insisted there was still work to be done on its shock absorbers and clutch, which were a problem last season.

“I am satisfied with the progress. I feel confident not just because of the position but because of the feeling with the bike,” he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 8^th, 2013.