Perugini's 'attitude' leaves Pedrosa fuming.

Home hero Dani Pedrosa was left fuming after finished just fourth in last Sunday's 125cc Spanish Grand Prix, blaming rival Stefano Perugini for his poor performance in front of his home fans.

Pedrosa (#3 on pic) led the early running, but couldn't drop by the chasing pack of eventual winner Lucio Cecchinello (#4), Steve Jenkner, Alex De Angelis (#15) and Perugini (#7).

"At the start I tried to escape but when I saw it was not possible I dropped back to try and control my rivals," recalled Pedrosa. "The bike was going well and I thought I had a chance. But I wasn't counting on the actions of Perugini..."

The Telefonica Movistar Junior rider's anger stemmed from the final two laps of the race, where he claims the Suzuka winner ruined both their chances of closing the 1secs gap to the top three by his overly aggressive riding.

"I am not happy at all, not just with the result but with the real reason for it, which was the attitude of Perugini," said Dani, who made his feelings towards Perugini known on the slow down lap.

"I know that you have to fight to the maximum in the races, but not in this way. It was in both our interests to push hard and make sure the lead three didn't escape, and maybe try something on the last lap - not try and pick impossible lines with three laps still remaining and risking a crash for both of us.

"The result is that I have lost the leadership and I was unable to fight for the victory as I would have liked," concluded the frustrated teenager.

Second placed finisher Jenkner now leads the championship on 52 points after three races, with Pedrosa tied on 46 with Cecchinello.