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THERE ARE STILL ISSUES TO SOLVE, SAYS PEDROSA

15/03/2010

Pedrosa is happy to have spent the winter training rather than injured

By David Miller
Image by Paul Sturman

Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa has said that he still has some bike issues to solve at the upcoming Qatar MotoGP test but is much happier to have spent the winter in training rather than injured.

The little Spaniard underwent a small operation to remove a screw from his wrist at the end of 2009 but aside from that, he is injury-free and has been able to work on his fitness in the off-season.

"In general it has been a very good winter for me and much better than the last one. I have been able to do a lot of physical training and work on my fitness levels," said Pedrosa.

"Also I was able to rest after the end of the last season and, even though I had a small operation to remove a screw from my wrist, the recovery period after this was very short and I can begin the year in very good shape. The training will help me a lot throughout the season to maintain my maximum performance.

"At the last test in Sepang we couldn’t make all the progress we would have like to have done, but we still have two more days of testing ahead of us and we will take the maximum profit from them to prepare for the first race.

"In Qatar we will be working to improve a few more areas with the machine and I’m sure that when we solve these issues we will take a big step forward - and I hope to do it in Qatar. I’m looking forward to this season."