This is how KTM celebrated the victory of Pedrosa and the company in Jerez

Not since KTM jumped into MotoGP in 2017 have they experienced a Grand Prix as full as this weekend in Jerez with its two official riders taking to the podium on Saturday and Sunday. It had nothing to do with even Binder’s first MotoGP win himself in the 2020 Brno pandemic when he forced to finish a wet race with slicks and victory was a surprise. This weekend in the Sprint Binder the winner over champion Bagnaia and Miller, third and in the Race Binder battled to the last meter with Bagnaia as Miller sealed third place after the KTM duo led 20 of the 24 laps.

But the icing on the cake was provided by its test rider, who has already been described by both Red Bull KTM riders as “the best tester in the world”. a Dani Pedrosa who signed on in 2019 as a tester for Mattighoffen after being rejected by Honda, it was not unlike how it was soldand on his return to competition with a wild card in Jerez and where he discovered the new Grand Prix format, he was sixth in the Sprint and seventh in the race and accumulated 13 points in one weekend, 18th in the MotoGP table and ahead of two world champions such as Marc Márquez and Joan Mir.

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And although the KTM meeting point was its luxurious Red Bull Energy Station, the party started in the team trucks led by Dani Pedrosa, where they sang to the rhythm of Gala’s ‘Freed from desire’.

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And it is the shy Pedrosa who is a real leader in the shadow of the hosts of Mattighofen with the RC12 that he has developed for two seasons and from which they are now enjoying its fruits. Here we must add the main signings being made by Ducati, the team coordinator Francesco Guidotti, the engineer Fabiano Sterlacchini, the pilot Jack Miller and his technician Cristian Pupulin, among others.

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Daniel in a cloud

“This weekend has been a tremendous sensation with the people, but not only with the fans who have supported me a lot, at the ‘Rider Fan Parade’ I almost cried when I was in the Nieto-Peluqui area. And the The pilots also supported a lot to me. I understand that it’s difficult to compete and support another pilot at the same time, but it’s also very nice on their part”, explained Dani.

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A 10 is entered as a note

“I would give my weekend a very high grade. A 10 because in the end everything went very well. The speed there, with the time attack that we did very well, we qualified directly in Q2. Very things have happened Well, probably in the race there lacked the details to be a little more alert. What I noticed was that on Friday I felt fresher, awake, with a spark. And then every day, in every training session with great intensity, except in the third, but then the qualy, then the sprint race. On the second day I was a little duller in terms of my nervous system. And today I woke up and noticed that I didn’t have as much spark as the first day. Maybe Not I’ve been given time at night to recover and freshen up, but I think it’s something that’s normal to be out for so long.”

He did not clarify whether he will receive another wild card

“I am very happy with what I already done and we have to leave the place for the youngsters, because it is their moment. I have already enjoyed it a lot and, like here, it will not be better. I hope we can do it. continue to evolve the bike and If it is needed to do it if needed, we will value it”, he assured about that wild card at Misano that he had already rejected in 2021 and 2022.

“In general, I was surprised by the fast lap, we were not that bad. Another point that I studied more deeply was the issue of slipstreaming in the race. I also saw the engine, how it reacted. under acceleration on other motorcycles. There is a lot of data that we still need to see at the factory and in my comments to see what report we can get. As a rider I have to adapt to the pressures. Coming out of the pits with low-pressure tires, which feels almost flattened “And in two laps following anyone, the pressure rises. I didn’t have much of hand driving that way. I guess tomorrow the test team will test more things, I didn’t check my calendar for tomorrow, I don’t know what’s in my program. And for the rest, thank the fans, you too because it has been a great moment this weekend. If you have enjoyed it I am already happy”, settled Pedrosa, the hero of the weekend.