Dani Pedrosa to announce retirement

Pedrosa has been destroyed by teammate Marquez and can no longer compete

The MotoGP website is currently counting down to a live press conference that will feature Dani Pedrosa. The MotoGP paddock expects the 32-year-old to announce his retirement from motorcycle racing.

The rumors leading up to the German GP have gone both ways for Pedrosa, with some suggesting that the Spaniard would retire this season, while others thought he would take a ride on the newly formed Petronas Yamaha team.

We expected an announcement, one way or another, from Pedrosa first at the Catalan GP, then at the Dutch TT, but now we know that Germany will be the spot – a track that Pedrosa has carved out as one of his places of two-wheeled dominance.

To that end, Roadracing World has published that their sources have revealed to them that Pedrosa’s plan is to end his career at the end of the 2018 season, rather than try his hand on the satellite Yamaha in 2019.

The article in RRW echoes rumors that have been swirling in the MotoGP paddock, though they are the first publication to go out on a limb and make the speculation concrete news. The report is believable though, especially if you examine Pedrosa’s options in the MotoGP paddock – none with a top team – so it's likely on to pulling weeds in his garden and picking tomatoes.