MotoGP Blog

Dani Pedrosa and Repsol Honda have finally announced that they have reached agreement on Dani’s contract. The delay seems to have been about how long the contract was to be for - Big H pushing for three years, Dani not wanting to commit for more than one. Hours of long negotiation, lawyers locked in smoky rooms, Mexican standoffs and generally getting the huff have resulted in an excellent compromise - a two year contract.

In reality Dani could not have, and is not interested in, going anywhere else. Repsol (Spanish sponsor of a Spanish rider) were not about to move and Big H has looked after him since he was a prodigy in 125cc, and maybe even before that. There will be talk of focus on the next two years with their partners Michelin and Repsol. I wonder where this leaves Nicky Hayden, that most loyal of riders who has not muttered a peep of complaint in public about his plight. Will he re-sign at the end of next year? That is in doubt - and there might be a space in the Fiat Yamaha garage by then…