Dani Pedrosa took his first victory of the 2017 MotoGP season in Jerez last time out, continuing his record of being the only rider to have won at least one race every season for the past 16 years.
As such, he heads into this weekend's round at the Le Mans circuit in France confident that he can mount another strong challenge to both his Repsol Honda teammate, Marc Marquez, and other rivals such as current championship leader, Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi.
“After a great weekend in Jerez we now head to Le Mans in a very positive mood. The French GP is always challenging,” he said. “To begin with the weather is usually quite changeable which makes it difficult to find rhythm in the practice sessions or to plan how to improve run by run as it may be too cold or the total opposite, very hot.”
‘The track itself is very short and the smallest differences in the lap times can make a great difference in the standings. I hope the bike works well on the new asphalt. You need good acceleration and good braking, but consistency is the real key. We are working well with the team and we'll try to maintain the same level also there”.
Dani has 4 wins to his credit at this venue, 1 x 125 (2003), 2 x 250 (2004 and 2005), and 1 x MGP (2013), plus an additional 3 podiums and 6 pole positions.
