The Repsol Honda riders arrive at Silverstone on a run of three consecutive podium doubles, seven rostrums each from nine races, and after a day of testing at Misano.
After 11 races, Marc Márquez leads the World Championship with 174 points, 35 more than Dani Pedrosa, who is fifth in the standings.
Márquez has two victories at the Silverstone circuit: One in 125cc in 2010 and another in MotoGP in 2014.
Pedrosa holds two British Grand Prix victories: At Donington Park in 2004 and 2006. His best results at Silverstone are two third positions in 2012 and 2013.
Marc Márquez
“Step by step, we’ve been able to find a good base for our bike and this is very good, as one of my goals is to always be there at the front and be very consistent at all tracks and in all conditions. Of course we’ll try for the same at Silverstone, a circuit that I like, though we know it will be a challenging round as our opponents are usually very strong there. Last year we did a good job during the weekend and only on race day we probably didn’t make the perfect choice with the front tyre. This year we’ll try and do everything to be able to fight for the podium again.”
Dani Pedrosa
“The team is working well, in Austria we overturned a difficult weekend to get a positive result in the race. Now we go to a difficult track which is bumpy and where the weather is always unstable! We’ll be aiming to improve and be focused because last year was difficult so we must be out lapping and learning about the tyres and the setup to be prepared for Sunday’s race.”
