Pedrosa retired from MotoGP on the finish of the 2018 season and have become KTM’s official check rider from 2019 on an preliminary two-year deal, which he prolonged into 2021.
The 31-time race winner was from the outset reluctant to contest any grand prix weekends as a wildcard, however will make his first race look since Valencia 2018 on this weekend’s Styrian GP.
It is going to be Pedrosa’s first MotoGP race outing on one thing aside from a Honda, having up until this weekend ridden each grand prix of his profession since his 125cc days on HRC equipment.
Talking to Autosport’s German-language sister web site de.motorsport.com, Beirer revealed how Pedrosa’s wildcard look with KTM has come to go, saying: “Throughout testing we seen that the higher the bike acquired, the extra typically he talked about racing.
Dani Pedrosa, Purple Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing
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“He’s all the time engaged on the bike for the approaching season.
“After which he stated that he want to race once more if the bike is correct for him. A race can be the last word check for us.
“It’s greater than confirmed that Dani has established an excellent communication with the engineers on how the bike must be developed.
“In any case, we aren’t creating a motorcycle for Dani Pedrosa.
“His job is to develop a motorcycle for the younger racers. He thinks and analyses how they trip.
“Dani is an unbelievable high quality check rider for us as a result of he does not take into consideration his lap time on a regular basis.
“One thing thrilling occurred on this journey. He immediately felt like racing.
“That in itself is a big praise in my eyes – each to the squad and to the bike.
“Dani feels prepared. The bike is aggressive. A race is all the time the very best alternative for us to match.”
Pedrosa has been instrumental in propelling KTM to race-winning standing in his time with marque, with KTM boasting 4 victories inside its first 5 years in MotoGP.
KTM says Pedrosa’s bike for the Styrian GP can be “85%” of the bike its race riders are utilizing, with the principle distinction being some small chassis adjustments and suspension particulars.
Pedrosa was initially regarded as making his KTM wildcard debut in September’s San Marino GP, however Beirer hasn’t dominated this out, stating KTM can be pleased to accommodate him at Misano if he needs to race.