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Pedrosa and Dovizioso stick with Honda
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18 August 2009 | |
HRC has signed Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso as factory riders for the next two seasons.Pedrosa and Dovizioso have illustrious Grand Prix careers with Honda and both have won world championships in the smaller classes on HRC machinery. Pedrosa took the 125cc title in 2003 and the 250cc title in 2004 and 2005. Dovizioso won the 125cc world championship in 2004. Mr Tetsuo Suzuki, the President of HRC, said: "I'm delighted to be able to announce that we have come to a basic agreement with our riders Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso for the next two years. I understand that to announce this in August is much earlier compared to past years. Though there are still some details of the contracts to finalise, we are making this announcement now so that the riders and the team can remain fully concentrated on our joint goals: to win races and recapture the MotoGP World Championship. We are convinced these riders have the armoury required to win this ultimate prize. "Dani and Andrea are highly motivated, and I believe they will strive in the last half of this season to get positive results. Both riders have been with Honda since their days in the 125cc class, and HRC will give our every effort to develop highly competitive machines for these two riders who possess the highest potential." Now all they need to do is beat Rossi... Page 1 |
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