05 September,2010 06:49 AM IST | | AFP
Dani Pedrosa, victorious at Indianapolis last week, demonstrated his pace-setting skills again yesterday when he clocked the fastest time in practice for Sunday's San Marino Grand Prix.
The Honda rider clocked 1min 34.772sec to edge out stablemate Andrea Dovizioso by 0.612sec, with Yamaha pair Jorge Lorenzo, the championship leader, and Valentino Rossi, the defending world champion, filling the top four.
"It's been a really good start here in Misano compared to last year and I'm very happy about that," said the 24-year-old, whose win at the US Grand Prix last Sunday was his third of the season. "We are coming from a strong result at the last race and it's important to keep the momentum going, which we have done so far.
"But we need to remain concentrated and focused because we still have some areas to improve, and I'm sure our rivals will also go quicker tomorrow."
