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Pedros is not a mid-packer, but fudge-packer is another story.
Bottomline, you got to beat the only guys with the equipment capable of competing for a title. In the last 8 years, Pedro has had the equipment to win a title FACT! It doesn't matter WHO the other guys are, this is the historical distinction and context that is fairly unique for Pedrosa, becasue he has had the equipment to win a title (this is the only thing relevant).
For now those riders are the Lorenzo's, Marc's, Valentinos, and Stoner (when he was competing). (Keep in mind this is ONLY because these riders have the competitive equipment similar in parity to Pedrosa). For the record, I'll say it again, I don't buy that these are the only world class riders that are the "best" in the world, but rather they have the equipment to put that awesome talent on display. The thing is that of all the riders on these bikes, Pedro has the distinction of being on championship worthy machinery (despite recently some people failing to debate otherwise) yet has failed to capitalize on it 8 years running. None of the other riders can say this, NONE, during the last 8 years (Lorenzo has only been in the class 7 years, Stoner was on as good equipment 2 years, VR was on as good equipment the last 6 years, and Marc this year.)
2006 Pedrosa on world championship equipment; result: ZERO title (regardless of WHO was competing)
2007 Pedrosa on world championship equipment; result: ZERO title (regardless of WHO was competing)
2008 Pedrosa on world championship equipment; result: ZERO title (regardless of WHO was competing)
2009 Pedrosa on world championship equipment; result: ZERO title (regardless of WHO was competing)
2010 Pedrosa on world championship equipment; result: ZERO title (regardless of WHO was competing)
2011 Pedrosa on world championship equipment; result: ZERO title (regardless of WHO was competing)
2012 Pedrosa on world championship equipment; result: ZERO title (regardless of WHO was competing)
2013 Pedrosa on world championship equipment; likely result: ZERO title (regardless of WHO was competing)
Again, the only relevant fact is that Pedro competed on championship worthy equipment ever single year during his MotoGP career for the last 8 years, so far the tally is ZERO titles. You can say he has bad luck, and I certainly agree with this concept, as luck is always involved in titles, but this explanation is true for maybe one or two, maybe even three years. But when you are on title worthy equipment for 8 years (nobody can successfully debate otherwise, and so far nobody ever has) then this idea of being "unlucky" must them concede to another explanation.
Edit to add: Thinking about BJC's carefully calculated odds this year, Pedro, had a 1:4 chance of wining the title from the start of the season. If BJC could now factory in using his complex calculations (undoubted challenging for even the Rain Man) Pedrosa's odds of wining a title should have been even better, 1:3 (given Rossi is not a contender). Since Pedrosa was promoted to MotoGP, the concentration of title worthy equipment has shrank and become increasingly concentrated at the top. In 2006, there were multiple winners and podium contenders for 4 manufactures, by factory, satellite and even privateer entries. Today only 4 bikes from 2 manufactures have visited the top step. Pedrosa has been on one of those entries his entire MotoGP career. That means that his odds of notching a title have increased every year! So much so that even the slightest anomaly in the parity or health of the other riders on win worthy bikes meant his odds increased dramatically. If anything, he has had luck (by design) on his side.
When Stoner got hurt or was ill on the Ducati, this increased the odds for Pedro.
When Suzuki and Kawa withdrew, this increased the odds for Pedro (theoretically)
When Rossi broke his leg on the M1 this increased the odds for Pedro.
Every year Stoner on the Ducati increased the odds for Pedro.
When Lorenzo got hurt on the M1 this increased the odds for Pedro dramatically!
When Valentino or anybody has ridden the Ducati, this increased the odds for Pedro.
When the Honda became the dominant bike as of a year ago, this increased the odds for Pedro.
When his teammate retired and was replace by a rookie, this increased the odds for Pedro.
When Marc dislocated his arm, this increased the odds for Pedro.
Bottomline, you got to beat the only guys with the equipment capable of competing for a title. In the last 8 years, Pedro has had the equipment to win a title FACT! It doesn't matter WHO the other guys are, this is the historical distinction and context that is fairly unique for Pedrosa, becasue he has had the equipment to win a title (this is the only thing relevant).
For now those riders are the Lorenzo's, Marc's, Valentinos, and Stoner (when he was competing). (Keep in mind this is ONLY because these riders have the competitive equipment similar in parity to Pedrosa). For the record, I'll say it again, I don't buy that these are the only world class riders that are the "best" in the world, but rather they have the equipment to put that awesome talent on display. The thing is that of all the riders on these bikes, Pedro has the distinction of being on championship worthy machinery (despite recently some people failing to debate otherwise) yet has failed to capitalize on it 8 years running. None of the other riders can say this, NONE, during the last 8 years (Lorenzo has only been in the class 7 years, Stoner was on as good equipment 2 years, VR was on as good equipment the last 6 years, and Marc this year.)
2006 Pedrosa on world championship equipment; result: ZERO title (regardless of WHO was competing)
2007 Pedrosa on world championship equipment; result: ZERO title (regardless of WHO was competing)
2008 Pedrosa on world championship equipment; result: ZERO title (regardless of WHO was competing)
2009 Pedrosa on world championship equipment; result: ZERO title (regardless of WHO was competing)
2010 Pedrosa on world championship equipment; result: ZERO title (regardless of WHO was competing)
2011 Pedrosa on world championship equipment; result: ZERO title (regardless of WHO was competing)
2012 Pedrosa on world championship equipment; result: ZERO title (regardless of WHO was competing)
2013 Pedrosa on world championship equipment; likely result: ZERO title (regardless of WHO was competing)
Again, the only relevant fact is that Pedro competed on championship worthy equipment ever single year during his MotoGP career for the last 8 years, so far the tally is ZERO titles. You can say he has bad luck, and I certainly agree with this concept, as luck is always involved in titles, but this explanation is true for maybe one or two, maybe even three years. But when you are on title worthy equipment for 8 years (nobody can successfully debate otherwise, and so far nobody ever has) then this idea of being "unlucky" must them concede to another explanation.
Edit to add: Thinking about BJC's carefully calculated odds this year, Pedro, had a 1:4 chance of wining the title from the start of the season. If BJC could now factory in using his complex calculations (undoubted challenging for even the Rain Man) Pedrosa's odds of wining a title should have been even better, 1:3 (given Rossi is not a contender). Since Pedrosa was promoted to MotoGP, the concentration of title worthy equipment has shrank and become increasingly concentrated at the top. In 2006, there were multiple winners and podium contenders for 4 manufactures, by factory, satellite and even privateer entries. Today only 4 bikes from 2 manufactures have visited the top step. Pedrosa has been on one of those entries his entire MotoGP career. That means that his odds of notching a title have increased every year! So much so that even the slightest anomaly in the parity or health of the other riders on win worthy bikes meant his odds increased dramatically. If anything, he has had luck (by design) on his side.
When Stoner got hurt or was ill on the Ducati, this increased the odds for Pedro.
When Suzuki and Kawa withdrew, this increased the odds for Pedro (theoretically)
When Rossi broke his leg on the M1 this increased the odds for Pedro.
Every year Stoner on the Ducati increased the odds for Pedro.
When Lorenzo got hurt on the M1 this increased the odds for Pedro dramatically!
When Valentino or anybody has ridden the Ducati, this increased the odds for Pedro.
When the Honda became the dominant bike as of a year ago, this increased the odds for Pedro.
When his teammate retired and was replace by a rookie, this increased the odds for Pedro.
When Marc dislocated his arm, this increased the odds for Pedro.
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