Pedrosa says front row "more important than pole"

Pedrosa delighted with front row

Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso had a positive qualifying session for the British Grand Prix, with the former placing second and his Italian colleague fifth. Both are optimistic about their chances of a top result -even if rain falls on Donington Park- and Pedrosa in particular can be content with a front row that he insists was his principal objective.
Dani Pedrosa -2nd

“We did a good job in both sessions today and I’m happy to qualify on the front row because, in reality, that’s more important than taking pole position. On my last run at the end of the qualifying session I found some traffic on the circuit which caused me to lose my concentration and rhythm slightly, so I think I could have gone a little quicker. But still, the middle of the front row is OK. Our dry set-up is nearly there so we’ll aim to make just a few little improvements before the race. The weather is looking changeable for tomorrow, though at least we’ve had some practice time in the wet yesterday. If it’s raining I’d like to improve my riding and my pace a bit but the weather is out of our control so we’ll have to see. It’s the last MotoGP race at Donington tomorrow and of course I’d like a good result to sign off with - preferably a win.”