Rossi hails “impressive” Pedrosa on his MotoGP return

Pedrosa retired from MotoGP at the end of the 2018 season and took up a role as KTM’s official test rider, but was always reluctant to race again.

But Pedrosa has made his racing return this weekend as a wildcard in Austria, marking his first ever grand prix appearance on a bike that wasn’t a Honda.

Pedrosa narrowly missed a direct place in Q2 from FP3 and was under two tenths…