Pedrosa disappointed by gap to Stoner
Dani Pedrosa believes his second place in the Dutch TT was a vital result for his championship bid, but admitted he was concerned about his deficit to dominant winner Casey Stoner in the race
Although Honda rider Pedrosa managed to get into the lead at the start, his advantage was short-lived as Stoner rapidly overtook him and then pulled away to win by 11.3 seconds.
"I'm a little bit disappointed because we were so far from Casey," Pedrosa told BBC television.
"I couldn't even see him at the end of the straight, so he was really fast."
But despite being perturbed about the gap to Stoner's Ducati, Pedrosa was comforted by the fact that his second place moved him back into the points lead.
He had trailed Valentino Rossi by 11 points at the start of the weekend, but with the Yamaha rider only finishing 11th after a first corner crash, Pedrosa is now four points ahead in the standings, with Stoner a further 25 points adrift in third.
"I am very happy about this second place," said Pedrosa. "For us, second place is perfect.
"It's 20 very important points and we get back in the lead of the championship, which is very important."
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