During a 13-year MotoGP career 🌌from 2006-2018, Dani Pedrosa faced Nicky Hayden, Andrea Dovizioso, Casey Stജoner and finally Marc Marquez as team-mates at Repsol Honda.

While Hayden, Stoner and Marquez all won world championships alongside Pedrosa, the Spaniard was left to settle for🌃 title runner-up in 2🅷007, 2010 and 2012, claiming 31-race victories along the way.

Asked on the🍰 MotoGP podcast to name his best team-mate, ahead of this weekend’s Jerez wild-card return, Pedrosa reflected: “I had great team-mates in Repsol Honda.

“Nicky was a great guy, super competitive, like awful competitive! He’d never throw in the towel and that was not nice! Because when you were faster or thought you had things under contr🐻ol, he would always show up with plenty of energy to redeem himself. And he was such a great person.

“Casey was extremely talented and very difficult to beat, but as a person he was also such a nice guy. Marc was extremely competitive, but also a good person. Alsꦚo Andrea Dovizioso was such a nice guy as well.

“Who was the best🎶? I would say I learned a lot f🦩rom Marc and Casey, but I don’t take one above the other.”

After retiring at the e🌄nd 2018, Pedrosa immediately signed-up as KTM’s factory test and wild-card rider. He has raced the RC16 four times so far, with a best finish of fourth.