Dani Pedrosa says he never ‘wanted’ to make the ‘very difficult’ decision to retire from MotoGP.

Despite never getting his hands on the MotoGP World Championship, Pedrosa finished second three times in 2007, 2010 and 2012.

In total, the Spaniard has 31 wins, 112 podiums and 31 poles from 221 race starts.

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Dani Pedrosa opened up on the ‘very difficult’ decision to retire from MotoGP

In the year In 2018, Pedrosa announced his retirement, a decision he now admits he ‘never wanted to do’.

Recently about the year Fast and furious podcastAlthough Pedrosa understood that the time was right, it was very difficult to call time on the job.

After being shown a picture of him during an emotional press conference announcing his retirement, Pedrosa said: “Look, I haven’t, actually, since then, I haven’t felt good.

“Retirement just wasn’t the time for me, it wasn’t something I wanted to do, you know? Well, you know it’s the right time, because I understand.”

“But wow, how embarrassing to stop, you know? I wish I could have continued for another 10 years with strength, motivation, enthusiasm and all that, but that’s the way of life.”

Asked if the decision was difficult, Pedrosa said: “Yes, it was difficult, very difficult, but I tell you, it’s normal, it happens to everyone.”

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Dani Pedrosa refuses to close the door on his MotoGP return.

Pedrosa is currently a KTM rider, but when asked if there was any chance fans could see him competing in MotoGP again, the 40-year-old agreed.

Pedrosa admits he ‘doesn’t know’ what the future holds, as for now, his main focus is on doing the best he can in his role as a KTM test rider ahead of next year.

Pedrosa said: “Look, while I’m a rider, a challenge rider, I want to focus on that, especially this year, because next year we have a category change and it’s important to do the bike tests next year.

We got Maverick hurt and Paul got hurt too. So, of course, it’s a very serious situation. At least in this part of the championship I should be able to attend the upcoming 800 tests, which are very important. So now it’s a priority. Next year, I don’t know.