News on Pedrosa's crash

Team Honda reveals that, the crash was due to throttle problems. Honda infact in a press release has revealed that a problem was due to a faulty fly-by-wire throttle that instead of shutting off the gas as the Spaniard braked, it remained open thus causing the crash. Pedrosa is now heading home to Spain to undergo surgery at the famed Dexeus Institute in Barcelona which will effectively also put him out of the Sepang GP (October 10th. So, Malaysian fans will not be watching Pedrosa's in action here in Malaysia for the 8th to 10th Of October championship. However Pedrosa is expected to be back for Phillip Island that takes place October 17th.

Here’s what Pedrosa had to say about the crash that stopped his title challenge:

“Obviously this has been a really bad day for us. It was a strange crash in only my second full lap, in a slow section of the track. I tried to stop the bike as usual but I knew something was wrong and couldn’t avoid going down. After the crash I knew immediately that I was injured because it was very painful. I had a big impact in my left ankle and also my collarbone was broken as I hit the track - so obviously it feels very unlucky because recently we have had really good results. I’ve been very healthy through the pre-season and through the year and we had been working a lot to get to and stay at the maximum level. Another injury to contend with is really not what I needed - I don’t feel as though I deserve it. Anyway, once the doctors had checked everything here, we decided it was best to go back to Spain for the operation. I hope it goes as well as possible and t hat I can return to racing soon.”