Dani Pedrosa moved from 14th to 13th to 4th during the th🎐ree dꦜays of official MotoGP testing at Sepang.

That progression reflected clear steps made with the new ('big bang' st🌳yle) Honda engine, of which a different specification was available, although the Spaniard warned some issues can only be solved𒁏 back at HRC headquarters in Japan.

"Today we did an improvement and we could use the track for more laps because it didn't rain and the grip was good, so we co🐓uld feel more things about the bike and be more precise with the comments. We did some steps forward," said Pedrosa.

"Overall, I wou♑ld say it was a positivꦓe test because we didn't start in the best position. We had a lot of little issues here and there. But we could fix some issues and start to improve the feeling. The bike - from where we start to where we finish - is a clear step forward.

"As well with ♋the team, because some guys are new and in Valencia they didn't have time to get going in the perfect way obviously. Here, with three days, we've had time on track and time in the box. So the job🌃 by the team was also positive."

ౠAsked if he had a clear favourite among the engine specs tested, the Spaniard replied:

"We still have to do meetings with Honda, they must check a lot of data. Obviously they🀅 have to provide material for th💯e whole season and they need to know exactly what they can do in this time.

"Like I said, we had some is꧟sues - they still need to check and go back to Japan to completely fix the issues, some electronic, some here and there. We could do some steps these days but we could not completely fix.

"We still have to do the briefing of the three days and see what th𝔍ey can bring to the next test and what they can change, which parts they caꦫn build."

Former MotoGP title runner-up Sete Gibernau was again assisting 𒊎Pedrosa by providing trackside observations.

"Sometimes you have a problem - like electronic problem - and you say 'after Turn 2 shifting', or 'wheelie here', 'moving, grip' or whatever," Pedrosa explained, when quizzed on Gibernau's input. "And then the computer guy has to change s🌸omething with the gearbox or mapping, and they can⛄not maybe understand exactly what is happening.

"So [Sete] watching꧑ on track and comparing with some other ri꧟ders then coming back to the box - it is easier to explain to the guy where to look in the data, what to change and which step we need to take."

Team-mate and reigning world champion Marc Marquez set the second faওstest lap time, behind Yamaha⛄'s Maverick Vinales, but was less than 0.1s quicker than Pedrosa.