After the first practice session, Pedrosa said he felt good on the bike and although the track wasn’t very clean he said he was very pleased with the grip the Bridgestone tires had.
"For a first practice session, this was OK today and we completed some valuable laps to familiarise ourselves with this circuit again,” explained Dani Pedrosa. “It was really windy out there and this affected the machine more in some corners than others - like in the third sector where it was quite difficult to control the bike. Still, we have time to solve this tomorrow. Also, it’s good that we got used to the windy conditions because it looks like we’ll have them for the whole weekend.”
“The track surface was not totally clean,” Pedrosa continued. “But actually the grip was good and the Bridgestone tires were working well. There’s a gap to the riders in front and we need to make some improvements for tomorrow so that we’ve got the best chance of qualifying well. I really want to win this race - it’s more important to me than finishing third in the championship - so we need to work really hard to give us a good chance on Sunday.”
While the Spaniard appears to be very optimistic about Sunday’s race and with a Valentino Rossi recently crowned world champion, who will most likely take it easy out there on the track, Pedrosa would still have to beat Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo, which both looked very strong and consistent during Friday’s practice session.
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