Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa says the markedly different track conditions at Misano compared t💧o the recent test created a new set of challenges 𒆙on Friday.

Pedrosa was fourth fastest and the top Hon𓆏da rider as he lapped in 1m 33.346s, leaving him only 0.115s behind early pacesetter Danilo Petrucci on the Octo Pramac Ducati.

The Spanish rider, who is fifth in the standings and 35 points behind Ducati’s And♋rea Dovizioꩲso, says heavy rain on Thursday may have caused decreased grip levels at the Marco Simoncelli Circuit.

“We need to work a lot before Sunday and today it was important to starﷺt well. At least in the test we had much better grip and maybe it is because of the rain,” he said.

“I expected the track to be better in the afte🍒rnoon, but it didn’t improve that much, so we wor𓄧ked a lot on the tyres and also the suspension.

“We still need to see how is the track tomorrow; we just need to find a way around the challenging conditions. In the test obviously we had m๊ore feeling so we knew which tཧyre was the correct one to use at the time,” added Pedrosa.

“Today, with the track like this, it is more dif😼ficult to understand which is the correct tyre, especially in the rear. We will wo💮rk more about this and also suspension.”

Pedrosa is also seeking an improve♎ment in sector three, although he is unsure exactly why he is losing so🎀 much time.

“We still need a little bit some feeling, but we are working and also one of ꦐthe important points in sector three, still not very fast. I was alone, so I should try to see somebody else to understand,” he said. “I believe it is the back straight, going into the back straight, but it is only a guess.

“We started FP2 very well, but then we decided to try a few different things on the set-up that didn’t work as expected. That aside, I’m fee♋ling comfortable at this track and we’re w💛orking very well.

“Tomorrow we’ll work more on the tyre choice, focusing on the hard option in order to make a few comparison🅷s with what we did today.”