Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa hopes to maintain his rejuvenated run of form at Phillip Island in Australia after clinching his first MotoGP win of the season at Motegi. The 30-year-old mastered the damp conditions at the Twin Ring Circuit in Japan to overhaul Movistar Yamaha pair Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo for a deserved victory, which came hot on the heels of an excellent runner-up finish at Aragon, where Pedrosa defeated Rossi in a thrilling last lap head-to-head. Like his team-mate Marc Marquez, Pedrosa has never tasted success in MotoGP at Phillip Island, with his only victory achieved in the 250cc class in 2005. The Honda rider finished on the podium in third in 2009 and scored...
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