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MotoGP: Retirement Rumours Were False, Says Dani Pedrosa
“I saw that there were rumours in Sepang that I might retire and there was a lot of distance between me and where the action was as I was at home!”
Earlier
this
weekend,
some
rumours
surfaced
on
the
social
media
that
Dani
Pedrosa
will
retire
from
MotoGP
at
the
end
of
2016
championship.
But
in
the
press
conference
at
Valencia
in
Spain,
he
commented
the
rumours
were
false.
The Spanish veteran broke his collarbone and sustained leg injuries in a horrific high-side at Twin Ring Motegi, Japan. Since then, he was absent from the paddock.
For the last three races, former 250cc World Champion was replaced by Hiroshi Aoyama and Nicky Hayden. Certain publications took this opportunity to spread a rumour that Pedrosa will retire from MotoGP, despite having a renewed contract with Honda Racing Corporation (HRC).
"I saw that there were rumours in Sepang that I might retire and there was a lot of distance between me and where the action was as I was at home!" Pedrosa said. "I had to respond immediately to cancel this information."
Returning Pedrosa admits that he has no expectations for this weekend's Valencia GP. "It's obvious that I have lost some power but I hope that practice by practice I can ride better", he said.
He added, "It is already feeling a lot better. "The first two weeks were the hardest because of the collarbone and my legs. I wasn't able to move my right or left foot. To have three injuries from one crash was quite a lot!
"I'm happy to be here and will try tomorrow to see how the feeling is, I'm not feeling super strong at this time but I hope I can ride."
So far this season, we have witnessed nine different riders on the top step of the podium. Will there be a 10th winner this weekend at Valencia? Never say never.
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