Friday, 8th February 2008

Dani Pedrosa will drop the #26 and ride with the #2 on the front of his Repsol Honda for the 2008 MotoGP season.

Pedrosa finished second in the 2007 world championship, with two race wins, and - according to a statement from the team - has made the number change as part of a tradition 'which dictates that a rider bears the number that reflects the victories obtained during the previous twelve months'.

It is also 'his way of warning that in 2008, he is only one step away and there is only one acceptable result: the one which will allow him to bear No. 1'.

Pedrosa, a former 125 and double 250cc world champion, first raced with the #26 during his debut 2001 grand prix season, kept it again for 2002, but then - having won three races that year - switch to the #3 for 2003.

The move to 250cc in 2004 saw Pedrosa back on the #26, which he then swapped for the #1 plate - as the reigning world champion - for 2005.

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Pedrosa appeared with the #26 for his first two seasons in MotoGP, despite also taking two wins during his debut premier-class season.

Dani is currently recovering from a fractured hand, but aims to return to action at the official Jerez test from February 16-18.

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