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There might be four home races for the Spaniards but this doesn't make it any less exciting to be able to race in front of their home crowd. Aragon awaits Marquez and Pedrosa who head to Motorland with different goals, but the same desire to achieve a great result.
Marc, logically, is racing with one eye (sometimes two) on the championship. Valentino has moved closer in the standings but Marc still has a valuable 43-point lead to manage over the final 5 GPs.
A podium would be ideal of course, having missed out on such a result in the last two races.
“Aragón is a circuit that I like more than Misano, and I think it suits my riding style better - comments Marc - That said, it’s also true that a particularity of this year is that things may change a lot from race to race, so we’ll see if we’re able to manage things well and if we can have a good weekend. We’ll approach the race ready to adapt to the situation we encounter, but of course we’ll try to fight for the podium again in front of my home crowd and my fan club.”
Out of the championship race, Dani Pedrosa need only think about individual GPs. And after his win at Misano he can do so with more positivity. The Spaniard has been able to come through a difficult period and, after an uphill climb that looked like it might never end, his path is now looking smoother.
“Of course we’ll arrive at Aragón in a good mood, as things that had already started getting better a couple of races earlier went perfectly at Misano - he recalls - Anyway, it’s important that we keep our feet on the ground, as the races are very close and hard-fought this year. We must remain totally focused on our job and on our goals, which are to continue building on the base setup we’ve been working on lately and to find the pace to stay at the front. My fan club will be here and I’ll try my best to put on a good show for the fans.”
