Confident Pedrosa targets Valencia victory

Date published : 03 Nov 2009 - 11:23:00

Going into the Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana looking for a second race win of 2009 to close off the year, Dani Pedrosa s confidence is sky high courtesy of his good run of current form and his excellent record at the Ricardo Tormo circuit. Still in the hunt for third place in the standings with Ducati s Casey Stoner, Pedrosa will look to use home advantage to the maximum this weekend at a track where he has won from pole position on four of his seven previous Grand Prix appearances - including the 2007 MotoGP race. With four top-three finishes from the last four races this season - including his debut wet weather podium at the last round in Malaysia - Pedrosa is in a positive mood as he attempts to overturn the 11-point lead Stoner holds over him for third. I always look forward to the Grand Prix at Valencia, and this year is no different, commented the rider from Barcelona. It s a circuit I really enjoy riding at, even though it s quite a tight layout, but what makes it really special is the way that you can feel the support from the fans all the way round the circuit. Being a Spanish rider, I get a lot of positive attention here which gives you some extra motivation too. I ve had some good results at Valencia in the past, and this weekend it would be great to finish off the year with a win - that s what I want. The factory Honda rider concluded, It s not been the easiest of seasons and we haven t been able to challenge for the championship so I m even more determined to sign off on a high note. The result at the last race, where I got on the podium for the first time in wet conditions, has given me a lot of confidence too. We know it can rain at Valencia, so we re ready for anything this weekend. TAGSValenciaDani PedrosaRepsol Honda TeamShareWhat is that What is that These services external to motogp.com allow you to classify, share, rate, manage, comment on and save your favourite pieces of content in the main online social networking communities. Social network on which you can share your thoughts, photos, videos and news with other users.Free microblogging service which allows you to interact with your social network via short messages or "tweets".Content indexing service which gives you the ability to save and store all your favourite content pages in one placeSimple service which allows you to forward content to your friends or contacts via email.Social network which allows users to store and share their favourite webpages with other users with similar interests.Social networking site consisting of user profiles which includes groups with common interests, blogs, photos, videos, music and much more.Online community participation site on which users post news stories and content. Users rate and evaluate the content with the highest rated content pieces placed on the main homepageIndexing site which allows users to search for and organise all types of web content. Send MailSend To: (Enter email addresses, separated by commas. Maximum 200 characters)Your Full Name: Your Email Address: Send me a copy of this message: Add a personal message (optional): Enter the code exactly as shown : RefreshAccept Terms and conditions Terms and Conditions