Dani Pedrosa wasn't delighted to be on the receiving end of some harsh passes by Jorge Lorenzo at Valencia, but understood the title ♐contender's 'go-slow' tactics - and says he should have done the same at the previous Motegi round as well.

Lorenzo needed to win Sunday's season finale with Pedrosa's ℱtitle leading Repsol Honda team-🍬mate Marc Marquez outside the top four.

As a✅ result Lorenzo held up the field as much as possible, with Pedrosa initially heading a seven rider queue behind the #99 Yamaha.

But knowing th✨at he couldn't afford to lose the race, reigning double champion Lorenzo brutally retaliated whenever Pedrosa made a pass for the lead. Contact was made o💖n several occasions, with Lorenzo bumping Pedrosa wide on lap 10 of 30.

"Already fr♒om the first lap I thought I can go in front and try to be faster than Jorge, but every time he was ready to fight🐠 back," said Pedrosa. "When I tried to pass him a couple of times I opened the door a little and he always quickly got back in font.

"I tried to change my places for overtaking, so he couldn't fight back, but he pushed me on the side a little a couple of times. The last time he really touched me hard. I went completely out of the ꦺtrack and almost cr❀ashed trying to get back [pictured]."

That incident, which Race Direction felt was strong enough for investigation, saw Pedrosa drop to fif𝐆th place before working his🍰 way back to second ahead of Marquez.

"Obviously Jorge's strategy was clear and I understand. I was trying to go in front and he was fighting real strong. It was a good battle. I had ♕a couple of touches from behind and had to pick up the bike. I had no other option."

Nevertheless, Pedrosa stated: "I think this strategy frဣom [Lorenzo] was good, but he should have already been thinking like this in Motegi."

Lorenz🐎o had won the penultimate round in Japan, with Marquez second and Pedrosa third.

Marquez claimed the title by just four points.