Dani Pedrosa says he won’t know if Repsol Honda b𓄧ike gains from ✃the Brno test will work until the Austrian MotoGP race.

Pedrosa is enduring his longest podium drought since his rookie 2001 grand prix s🍷eason but showed a strong return to fo♕rm at the Brno test having spent large chunks of the track time at the top of the times before dropping down to third late on – just 0.190s off team-mate Marc Marquez.

Speaking directly afte🐈r the test Pedrosa played down improve🧸ments linking it to track conditions and feels any improvements can only be considered i𒐪f the same results appear during the Austrian race weekend.

“A day of testing after the Czech Grand Prix gave us the chance to work on our bike setup, to try and sort out the issues we’ve experienced in the recent races,” Pedrosa said. “We were able to be fast and consistent, and now we’ll see if that was down to the better track conditions, or if the changes we made the𓄧re ha🌟ve actually improved our base setup.”

ꦜPedrosa is also eager to understand the new Michel🅺in rear tyre available for the ‘special’ characterises of the Spielberg circuit, while early weather forecasts show a strong threat of rain impacting the race weekend.

“The Re꧅d Bull Ring will be good to check that, as it’s usually a demanding track for us, so to have a good feeling there would be very important,” he said. “We’ll also have a special Michelin rear tyr🐻e there, so we’ll see how it goes putting everything together. Weather will also be a key for the race.”