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Dani Pedrosa released the pressure on his shoulders to prove that his mid-season tyre switch was the correct decision by finishing on the podium in only his second race with Bridgestone, in Honda's home Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday.

"We continued with the pneumatic-valve engine as it's important to get as much mileage as possible behind us with this engine to check the performance, the reliability and just to gain experience with it," explained the new Bridgestone rider, who improved on his best day one time by over one seco