Yamaha Factory Racing’s championship leader Jorge Lorenzo may have a 33-point cushion heading into the final four races, but with Pedrosa on blistering form and his Repsol teammate Casey Stoner returning from injury, race wins and even second places could prove much tougher to come by. Pedrosa will undoubtedly be looking for a repeat of last year when he beat Lorenzo in second and Stoner in third at the Japanese circuit.
