Dani Pedrosa admits that certain characteristics of this year’s Honda MotoGP bike have made his life harder in the wake of his decision to retire from the championship. The 32-year-old veteran announced his impending exit from grand prix motorcycling in a press conference last weekend at the Sachsenring, where he finished eighth – 12 seconds behind victorious teammate Marc Marquez. Honda’s decision to drop Pedrosa in favour of Jorge Lorenzo for 2019 comes amid a tough first half of the season for the former, who lies just 12th in the standings with a pair of fifth place finishes at Le Mans and Barcelona as his best results. While describing the 2018 version of the RC213V as a more...
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