Why wouldn't he? There's never been bad blood with him and Rossi. Clearly Rossi and Lorenzo can make the bikes work very well. Might be the break he needs before retiring?
I think Pedrosa is currently one of the best riders still competing without a world title at the GP level. He's grown on me the last few seasons, really a class act and a heck of a rider.
"There's never enough time to do it right, but there's always enough time to do it twice."