Nicky Hayden found himself closing rapidly on former Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa in the closing stages of Monday night’s Qatar Grand Prix.
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“It’s been a tough weekend and we’ve had a lot of issues - obviously a 130mph high-side doesn’t help things but nothing really went smooth,” said Hayden. “In the beginning of the race I was quite slow, I didn’t get a great start but actually as the fuel load changed and I got a better feeling I got faster and faster and the last five or six laps were my fastest of the whole weekend.”
Hayden’s team-mate Casey Stoner took victory on Monday, with Pedrosa’s new team-mate Andrea Dovizioso fifth.
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