Absent for six weeks, Dani Pedrosa admitted to being surprised by the speed of his Repsol Honda during his MotoGP return at Le Mans on Friday. The Spaniard was riding for the first time since undergoing complicated arm pump surgery on his right forearm. Pedrosa improved from a cautious 13th (+1.3s) in FP1 to seventh (+0.5s) in FP2, featuring as high as third in the closing stages. “It was different than expected because I had a lot of feelings on the bike, especially in this track because the bike wheelies quite fast!” Pedrosa said of his comeback. “I didn't remember how fast this bike was and I had a lot of problems controlling the wheelie and trying to stay full throttle and to...
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