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Pedrosa aiming for victory in final races

Dani Pedrosa collected yet another podium result in Portugal on Sunday although the Spaniard's third place in the standings is now under attack from MotoGP returnee Casey Stoner. With the Ducati having finished second to Dani's third at Estoril, the gap between the duo is lowered to three points.

Having taken advantage of Stoner's 3-race absence to move ahead in the World Championship, Pedrosa is now threatened with a trio of Grands Prix to go. "I made a very good start and held the lead until the third corner, where I ran a little wide and Jorge came by," explained Honda's Dani, who eventually finished third. "He was pushing really hard in the first few laps and, even though I was too, I couldn't match his rhythm as he opened up a gap.

"When Casey came past I tried to stay with him and was able to put some pressure on and maintain a good pace. I had a moment, though, where the bike was snaking as I braked - I ran wide and I nearly crashed - that cost me some time and opened up the gap to Casey.

"So I'm reasonably happy with a podium and it definitely will now be an interesting fight for third place in the championship with Casey; he is the reference in Australia and so the next race is going to be hard-fought - I'm looking forward to it; I definitely want to win at least one of the three races left and maybe the next one is the most important."

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