        Dani Pedrosa is enjoying a new adventure on four wheels, but he remains part of the motorcycling world, his home for the last twenty years, undertaking the role of test rider for KTM. As a former rider, he has a particular understanding of the issues, and touches on the latest hot topics.&nbsp; The work at KTM and the arrival of Miller  Firstly, the Austrian manufacturer and its current struggles. Despite an excellent start, with a second-place finish for Binder in Qatar and a win for Miguel Oliveira in Indonesia, KTM has not been a frontrunner, with Pedrosa explaining: &ldquo;Changes have been made and we&rsquo;re still waiting to see the results. We still have more important things to change, like the engine, but the regulation doesn&rsquo;t allow it for now&rdquo;. And so they are focused on other aspects: &ldquo;We need to work on the balance of the frame, one of our main problems. We&rsquo;re still using the hard front tyres a lot, and one of the main problems is when we can&rsquo;t mount them&rdquo;. Jack Miller will arrive next year, but the Spaniard has not yet made up his mind as to the Australian: &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know him very well. From the outside, I can see he&rsquo;s a very versatile rider, he&rsquo;s very talented when the track conditions are tough, and he also adapts to very different bikes&rdquo;. But for Pedrosa one rider in particular has stood out this season: &ldquo;Aleix Espargar&oacute; is the revelation. It&rsquo;s no fluke because he&rsquo;s up front in practice and the races and also in different conditions. He&rsquo;s able to run up front despite the real variability we have now. He&rsquo;s doing more than the others and sometimes this is enough&rdquo;. Meanwhile, Honda, the manufacturer with which Dani spent his whole career, is in crisis: &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t say a lot from the outside. I know Honda, but the Honda of my day, and what we did during the years I was there. I don&rsquo;t know if things are the same or different now, I can&rsquo;t judge&rdquo;. The Japanese manufacturer&rsquo;s difficulties began with Marc Marquez&rsquo;s injuries, the Spaniard now having undergone a fourth surgery: &ldquo;Everyone has their own way of dealing with these situations. I&rsquo;ve had many operations where everything went well and I was lucky. And I&rsquo;ve had others where there were issues and you fall into a spiral of surgeries. I know the situation, and not only me, as many champions have been through it&rdquo;. And it&rsquo;s not easy to get through those tough times: &ldquo;The longer it goes on, the more it impacts on your confidence. You spend more time at home or at the hospital looking for answers and questioning whether your body will ever be as it was before. The mental aspect is important, as well as being surrounded by positive people&rdquo;. Of all his great rivals, one stands out: &ldquo;Jorge (Lorenzo) was the greatest. We fed off each other, I was very motivated to race against him, Stoner too, but it was with Jorge that I felt the need to push harder because he came along wanting to take that place&rdquo;. Stoner has said that Pedrosa was the rival who taught him the most and the Spaniard reveals: &ldquo;We saw each other recently and I said the same thing to him. We raced together since I was 15, in the Spanish championship, but almost always on different teams&rdquo;. And then they shared the same garage in the top class: &ldquo;When he came to Repsol Honda I was able to understand how he did things that I couldn&rsquo;t understand if I just saw them on TV. He opened my eyes and I learned a lot&rdquo;. Traslated by Heather Watson MOTOGP, STONER: &ldquo;PECCO NEEDS TO ACCEPT HE CAN&rsquo;T WIN EVERY RACE&rdquo;       

The Spaniard talks about his historic rivals, but also about the current performance of KTM and Honda, calling Aleix Espargar&oacute; &ldquo;a revelation&rdquo;

MotoGP, Pedrosa: “Lorenzo motivated me. I learned a lot from Stoner”

        Many motorcycle riders are keen to take on the challenge that four wheels present, with three former MotoGP riders competing behind the wheel. Three personalities who were direct rivals in their motorcycle days no less, or rather Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa. The latter is showing off his skills at the wheel of an Italian gem, in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo, and as he reveals to Spanish website Marca.com, he&rsquo;s really enjoying this new chapter in his life. The difficulties of going from handlebars to steering wheel  Going from two to four wheels, Pedrosa is happy with his new adventure that he describes as &ldquo;interesting! It&rsquo;s great fun, there&rsquo;s a good atmosphere and the level of competition is pretty high. We&rsquo;re divided into three categories but the professionals and also many amateurs are quite fast&rdquo;. The car world is totally different in many ways, the Spaniard adding: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m still learning and trying to apply the driving techniques, because the habits you have after so many years riding bikes are obvious&rdquo;. Especially from a technical standpoint: &ldquo;The way you use the accelerator, the brake and the combination of these are different. Also the trajectories, but after you&rsquo;ve done 20 laps you&rsquo;ve learned them. It&rsquo;s difficult to change the way you think about accelerating and braking&rdquo;. A four-wheel battle with Lorenzo and Rossi  The Doctor and the Majorcan have also chosen to put themselves to the test on four wheels but meeting up on track isn&rsquo;t feasible: &ldquo;It would be great, but Rossi is racing in a higher category, against drivers who are well prepared and experienced, having driven since they were little. Even if you&rsquo;re very talented and can adapt, your brain is very used to doing it in a different way&rdquo;. His passion has always been for bikes, but he&rsquo;s long been intrigued by the idea of car racing too: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s always interested me. It&rsquo;s a safer vehicle and you&rsquo;re not as exposed as you are on a bike. I wanted to experience that adrenaline rush without being so exposed at every turn. This opportunity presented itself and I&rsquo;m having fun&rdquo;. Also because he&rsquo;s unlikely to have another opportunity to race in MotoGP, as he did last year in Austria: &ldquo;I could only do that if there&rsquo;s material to test as, in that case, the factory riders wouldn&rsquo;t be able to use it due to the regulation so it would make sense&rdquo;. So for now, it remains quite a remote possibility... Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP, Bezzecchi: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve learned a lot and it&rsquo;s always positive when you learn&rdquo;       

KTM test rider and Lamborghini Super Trofeo driver, the Spaniard is enjoying his new adventure, but it&rsquo;s not so easy with two extra wheels

Pedrosa: “A battle against Lorenzo and Rossi in the car? It would be great, but..."

        After a lengthy career on two wheels, Valentino Rossi is about to officially embark on his adventure as a racing driver. The Italian will line up for the opening round of the GT World Challenge Europe, which will play out at the Imola circuit on 1-3 April. A new life for Rossi and Pedrosa  But the Doctor won't be the only motorcycle legend to get behind the wheel of a car, as we&rsquo;ll also see Daniel Pedrosa out on the Santerno track. The Spaniard will compete in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo, the Bologna manufacturer&rsquo;s single-brand series that will race at the same track as the GTWCE. Same track, different championships then for two riders who have made history in the world championship and are now ready for battle once more, albeit at a distance and in different series. An action-packed weekend  Pedrosa will share the team FFF Huracan ST Evo with Antonin Borga and be coached by Formula 1 driver Vitantonio Liuzzi. The Doctor is in for a longer and more intense challenge, competing with the Audi WRT team in all ten races of the GT World Challenge Europe. The Italian&rsquo;s weekend will culminate with the 3 Hours of the GT World Challenge Europe, the Endurance Cup, which will take place on Sunday between 3pm and 6pm after morning qualifying (9-10 am). Saturday 2 April is dedicated to practice (9-10.30am) and Pre-Qualifying (2.05-3.35pm). The Lamborghini Super Trofeo in which Pedrosa will compete will take to the track on Saturday 2 April, from 4.05 to 4.55pm for Race 1 and on Sunday 3 April, from 11.50am to 12.40pm, for Race 2. Translated by Heather Watson GT: the results of Valentino Rossi&rsquo;s first test at Paul Ricard       

Over the weekend of 2-3 April, the two former riders will be out on track for round one of their new careers &ndash; same track, different categories

GT, Rossi and Pedrosa to challenge at Imola

        It was the 2018 German GP when Dani Pedrosa announced his retirement from racing, after thirteen years in the top class with Honda and after winning three world titles, one in 125 and two in 250. He just missed out on the ultimate prize, coming close to a reigning class title on three occasions, but has since been able to reinvent himself, working as a test rider. And now he will return to the racetrack, with KTM, for the Styrian GP, taking place this weekend at the manufacturer&rsquo;s home track, the Red Bull Ring. Significant growth for KTM  Having split from Honda, he immediately embraced a new challenge, stepping up to assist KTM in the development of its new RC16. The Spaniard has clearly had a hand in the astounding growth of the Austrian bike, which achieved three wins last season and now has a great representative in the form of Miguel Oliveira. The Portuguese rider has scored three podiums to date this season, including one win, and is the rider best able to interpret the bike as things stand. Expectations vs Reality  But what will Dani Pedrosa be able to do in the Styrian GP? The man who has taken on, and even beaten, many of history&rsquo;s motorcycling greats? This will be his first race in two and a half years and he&rsquo;s competing as a test rider. It might be a little much to expect a solid result, but we&rsquo;re not about to rule anything out. And we like the romantic idea of his return, albeit temporary. The little samurai who was unable to reap what he deserved, but who remains one of the strongest riders in history. Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP, KTM on Fernandez. Petrucci out?       

Three years after his retirement, the Spaniard prepares to head back out on track to compete with the KTM

MotoGP, Pedrosa at the Red Bull Ring: what to expect?

        One of the big surprises of last season was KTM, which went from being the fifth force on the grid to title contender, able to win two races during the year with Brad Binder and Miguel Oliveira, as well as score strong results with Pol Espargar&oacute;, who has now moved to Honda. Hence, many expect to see the Austrian bikes up at the sharp end in 2021, particularly now that Oliveira has moved across to the factory team and Danilo Petrucci has arrived on team Tech3, but during the first two days of testing at Losail the orange bikes appeared in more difficulty than their rivals. No stress in the garage  Although the situation might appear worrying from the outside, especially ahead of a season in which the aim is to fight for the world title, at KTM there appears to be no concern about these latest results, as confirmed by Miguel Oliveira, who proved to be the quickest of the &lsquo;orange&rsquo; riders over both days. As test rider, Dani Pedrosa is moving forward with the development work and clocking up the miles, while the other riders seem to be struggling particularly with the track, which doesn&rsquo;t appear to suit the characteristics of the RC16. The crashes only highlight this, with Binder, Lecuona and Petrucci all suffering falls during the course of the sessions. And yet, despite the time spent in the garage, all four riders have demonstrated competitive race pace. Uphill start for Danilo Petrucci  There are high hopes for Danilo Petrucci with the Tech3 KTM this season, but it won&rsquo;t be easy to score strong results right away with a bike so different to the Ducati Desmosedici he was used to. 21st place on day two is not a good starting point, but the Italian knows there is ample room for improvement, particularly over the flying lap. The fact he is already ahead of Iker Lecuona who, although young, already has a year of experience on the bike, is confirmation that Danilo will be able to get the best out of the technical package available. Having already proved a winner last year, the KTM machine now faces the &lsquo;acid test&rsquo;. Translated by Heather Watson Qatar MotoGP test, Petrucci: &ldquo;Tech3 has everything the KTM team has&rdquo;       

The first days of 2021 testing at Losail have seen the Austrian bikes finish well down the timesheets, and that includes new entry Danilo Petrucci. Is there cause for concern ahead of championship?

MotoGP, Qatar test, KTM: a false start or problems on the way?

The Petronas SRT team arrived in MotoGP in 2019 with the Malaysian outfit putting its trust in riders Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli right from the start.  In an interview with Radio Ocotillo, Ramon Forcada reveals that the original plans were quite different: &ldquo;Franky was to come to the team as the number 2 rider. Number 1, when this was all discussed for the first time in late 2018, was meant to be Jorge Lorenzo and then Dani Pedrosa... I spoke with Dani at the time in fact, and it was almost a done deal but then he decided to retire&rdquo;, explains the Spanish crew chief.  &quot;In all these pre-season talks, Franky was the second rider. When Dani decided not to continue, there was a change of roles and Franky became the number 1 rider with Fabio Quartararo signed up as the team&rsquo;s number 2&rdquo;, continues Forcada.  Forcada goes on to detail the initial months in the Malaysian garage: &quot;In 2019 our bikes were the same but with a different development plan during the season. This was in accordance with the contracts, budgets and expectations. It was decided that Franky would have a full factory bike in 2019 and Fabio would have the same bike but without updates&rdquo;.  2019, the explosion of &lsquo;El Diablo&rsquo;   During that season, it was Quartararo who stood out, while Morbidelli started to suffer. &quot;So, what was going on? Well, Franky was coming from a season with Honda, without factory support and with significant defects. He was used to a bike that was totally different to the Yamaha&quot;, explains Forcada.  &quot;Fabio came to MotoGP with no experience, a category virgin, and he did really well. He had an incredible season and Franky was in Fabio&rsquo;s shadow, let&rsquo;s say&rdquo;.  Morbidelli&rsquo;s mental work   After such a tough season, the Italian rider worked hard on his mental training. &quot;He worked all winter in order to be able to believe in himself, to be able to withstand the tough times. If you build your confidence, telling yourself &lsquo;I can do it&rsquo;, but then you deflate as soon as you face the first problem then all you&rsquo;ve done over those months is pointless&rdquo;.  &quot;It was much easier to work with him in 2020 because he was clear about the fact that the races are run on Sunday, that the bikes are never perfect and that you have to work knowing that the team has a plan, that everyone knows what we are doing. This is very important&rdquo;, concludes Forcada.  Translated by Heather Watson  Exclusive, Morbidelli: &ldquo;Italian when I train, Brazilian after midnight&rdquo; 

The Spanish crew chief provides some background to the team and explains the work done with Franco Morbidelli, able to finish the 2020 MotoGP season as runner-up

MotoGP, Forcada: &ldquo;In 2018 Pedrosa almost came to Petronas&rdquo;

One of the many hot topics this MotoGP season is undoubtedly the progression of KTM, which has moved up from the bottom to the top of the standings in just a few seasons.  In 2020, the Austrian manufacturer brought home three race wins, one with Brad Binder and two with Miguel Oliveira, one of which was scored at the season finale at Portimao.  Despite not winning a race, Pol Espargaro did score five podiums and two pole positions, finishing fifth in the overall standings with the same points total as Andrea Dovizioso.  RC16, the revelation of the year   In 2021 Pol will move to Honda Repsol, but it remains to be seen whether this will mean a step forward. The RC16 is proving to be an all-rounder; well capable of taking on its competitors, it is fast along the straight, stable in braking and fast even in the hands of riders with different styles. Whether it&rsquo;s the smooth riding of Oliveira or Binder and Espargaro&rsquo;s more aggressive style, the Mattighofen machine is nevertheless able to achieve excellent results.  Playing an evident role in this growth is Daniel Pedrosa. At a time where there is much talk about test riders &ndash; a case in point being the Crutchlow-Lorenzo debate &ndash; the contribution that the Spaniard, renowned for his smooth and sensitive riding, has made to the KTM cause seems clear.  &quot;When we were at the back of the first race at the start of the season in Doha, three and a half years ago, I said: we need to change the situation, we want to move forward&quot;, stated Stefan Pierer, KTM CEO, in Portimao. They&rsquo;ve definitely got a lot done since then and the aim is to remain consistently up at the sharp end, also trusting in the contribution of new entry Danilo Petrucci, the new Tech 3 rider in 2021.  MotoGP, Crutchlow: &ldquo;I hope Miller can fight for the title in 2021&rdquo;  Projects include a trophy with which to launch new Austrian talent   In Austria, they are also keeping a careful eye on junior categories, look at the great season Albert Arenas has had in Moto3 for example, securing the championship title with KTM. As reported by Speedweek.com, Pierer is also focusing on identifying new Austrian talent and is set to launch the &ldquo;Austrian Talent Cup&rdquo;. &ldquo;Yes, we&rsquo;re doing everything we can. We&rsquo;re organising this Junior Cup to find the best local talent so that the front pages are not only dominated by skiers.&rdquo;  Now that the bike is competitive, it&rsquo;s only right to think about a &#39;school&#39; of young riders, perhaps with a view to a future all-Austrian bike-rider package. To this end, the series will be reserved to riders aged 13 to 20, who will be followed by former Superbike rider Andy Meklau.  Translated by Heather Watson  MotoGP: Franco Morbidelli, the unexpected 2020 vice champion 

The Austrian manufacturer has really grown this 2020 season, scoring its first wins in the reigning class. Back at base, work also continues on the small bikes, with the development of a new Junior Cup

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