Pedrosa trims Lorenzo’s lead with win in Aragon

Dani Pedrosa gave himself a timely birthday present with a dazzling victory in the Aragon Moto GP race on Sunday. The Spanish Honda rider, who turned 27 on Saturday, came home clear of compatriot and overall series leader Jorge Lorenzo, on a Yamaha, while Andrea Dovizioso was third on a Yamaha a whisker ahead of team-mate Cal Crutchlow. Pedrosa, who was winning his third race in the last four Moto GPs, narrowed the gap on Lorenzo in the standings to 33 points with four races to go and made up for his disastrous outing at San Marino a fortnight ago where he went out on the first lap. Pedrosa admitted that the cloud of the San Marino race was still affecting him entering the weekend. “It was a tough weekend because of the cold conditions and rain yesterday and I had all the things in my head from the last race,” said Pedrosa, a former 125cc and two-time 250cc world champion.