Dani Pedrosa admits he needs to adapt their style to get the best package for Repsol Honda.Dani Pedrosa was satisfied with his performance in free practice for the penultimate round of the Malaysian Grand Prix, the Spanish noted that, unlike its rivals, is starting from scratch.
With Sepang proving a popular destination for the tests, most of the teams come to this round clutch creation of information, but with Pedrosa arrives with a new bike and tires, not the practice is vital for him to collect data.
Struggling to find the "rhythm" to initially be the 17th fastest in the morning, Pedrosa steadily worked his way up the order in the afternoon to finish the day in fifth place.
"This morning we struggled because we lacked a bit of pace, but during the afternoon session I was able to improve my feeling with the bike and my race pace. We've worked on the launch, we have tested some tires and we have more tires to test tomorrow. Tire choice is especially important here, so we'll concentrate on that.
With a bike and different tires to fit, Pedrosa is aware that it is on the back foot this weekend for what the time is still good.
"Then tomorrow afternoon we will try to get a good grid position, which is also very important here. I hope we have two sessions in dry tomorrow so we can continue in preparation for the race.
"Everybody is quick in Sepang, because all the evidence here during the winter, so everybody has a great amount of data available to them.
"This winter I have tested only a day here and the package that I have now is completely different to what we had then. As for the Bridgestone tires, which are different to what I am used to here, so I have been trying to adapt my style horse. "
With Sepang proving a popular destination for the tests, most of the teams come to this round clutch creation of information, but with Pedrosa arrives with a new bike and tires, not the practice is vital for him to collect data.
Struggling to find the "rhythm" to initially be the 17th fastest in the morning, Pedrosa steadily worked his way up the order in the afternoon to finish the day in fifth place.
"This morning we struggled because we lacked a bit of pace, but during the afternoon session I was able to improve my feeling with the bike and my race pace. We've worked on the launch, we have tested some tires and we have more tires to test tomorrow. Tire choice is especially important here, so we'll concentrate on that.
With a bike and different tires to fit, Pedrosa is aware that it is on the back foot this weekend for what the time is still good.
"Then tomorrow afternoon we will try to get a good grid position, which is also very important here. I hope we have two sessions in dry tomorrow so we can continue in preparation for the race.
"Everybody is quick in Sepang, because all the evidence here during the winter, so everybody has a great amount of data available to them.
"This winter I have tested only a day here and the package that I have now is completely different to what we had then. As for the Bridgestone tires, which are different to what I am used to here, so I have been trying to adapt my style horse. "
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