Honda veteran Dani Pedrosa, however, has one additional reason to celebrate this week. Throughout the 3 days of action in Malaysia, during which he set the fastest time on Day 2, the Spaniard enjoyed a pain-free time on the saddle of his RC212V bike, as his arm seems to be recovering quite well.
“I am very very happy about how the test went in general,” said Pedrosa on Thursday, after a session in which he only managed to score the 6th best time of the pack.
“The best news we could have is that recovery of the arm has been effective and cramps have disappeared and the lack of power which had me so worried."
Since everyone seems to be fearing Honda this year, Pedrosa admitted that his team has done a great deal of progress addressing the issues that had hampered his push for the title last year, like bike stability and breaking.
“I have concentrated more on the 2010 machine and the second test we will have more time to test this year's bike. Ohlins also will bring some new parts that can still improve the package. For me the most important step we have given is in terms of stability on braking, which was one of the things we wanted.”
His new teammate Casey Stoner was also enthused with the Sepang test, despite the fact that he crashed during today's running. Nevertheless, his overall lap times in his new Honda bike have been nothing short of impressive all week, which gives him a great boost for the campaign to come.
“I'm really pleased with what I've found in this test, in fact it's a little better than what I expected. I'm happy with the overall package, just to be able to focus with such a good base set-up has been really important for us,” he added.
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