| Chief Satoru Horike of Honda Racing Corporation, | | | | Grand Prix motorcycle racer Daniel "Dani" Pedrosa |
| 21-year old Dani Pedrosa will still be racing in | | | | was born September 29, 1985 in Sabadell, Spain, |
| Repsol colours next year. | | | | and is the youngest world champion in 125cc and |
| A last-minute decision was made by Horike to fly | | | | 250cc Grands Prix. He grew up in a village near |
| to Assen for the Dutch TT in a bid to convince | | | | Sabadell called Castellar del Vallès. Pedrosa |
| the Spaniard racer, who is out of contract at the | | | | stands 5 feet and 2 inches tall and weighs 51kg |
| end of the year, to make a contract on a new | | | | (112.4lbs). |
| deal. | | | | Honda Racing |
| The factory team's failure to win a race since | | | | Aside from building quality car parts such as |
| Nicky Hayden succeeded in the USA 12 months | | | | Honda Del Sol parts, Japan's second largest |
| ago had led Pedrosa last week to say to the | | | | automaker is also into racing. |
| public that he was open to offers from rival | | | | Honda entered Formula One as a constructor for |
| squads for 2008. | | | | the first time in the 1964 season at the German |
| Horike told MCN that he can understand what | | | | Grand Prix with Ronnie Bucknum at the wheel. |
| Dani wants to say but the chief believes that | | | | The year 1965 was the addition of Richie Ginther |
| they we can make a contract soon and that he | | | | to the team who scored Honda's first point at the |
| will stay. | | | | Belgian Grand Prix. It was also the year when |
| Pedrosa is in the third spot in the world | | | | Honda had its first win at the Mexican Grand Prix. |
| championship. He achieved such triumph after | | | | Their next win at the Italian Grand Prix with John |
| finishing on the podium four times so far this year | | | | Surtees as their driver was in 1967. |
| but is 66 points (the equivalent of two wins and a | | | | Unfortunately, in 1968, Jo Schlesser was killed in a |
| third place) adrift of leader Casey Stoner, his main | | | | Honda RA302 at the French Grand Prix. This |
| competitor when the pair raced 250s in 2005. | | | | racing tragedy plus the company's commercial |
| The two-time race winner has been rumored with | | | | difficulties of selling automobiles in the United |
| a move to Suzuki next year but has denied that | | | | States prompted Honda to withdraw from all |
| any talks have taken place with the team. | | | | international motorsport that year. |