Honda Gresini have decided to continue with Showa suspension for next year's MotoGP Wor💞ld Championship, following this week's private Honda test at Sepang in Malaysia.

Alvaro Bautista completed a൲ total of 110 laps during the three days, putting Showa's latest updates through a rigorous examination in both wet and dry conditions with his RC213V.

At thꦕe end of the test, which saw Bautista set a best time 0.6s slower than Repsol Honda rookie Marc Marquez, the decision was t♏aken to stick with Showa.

That came as something of a surprise, 🍰wi𝐆th Bautista indicating he was less than impressed after day two.

"We tested different suspensꦯions but we didn't find any be🍒tter settings than yesterday," MotoGP.com quoted Bautista as saying.

"We have to speak wit𓂃h HRC and together we have to take a decisi🐻on [about which suspension to use next year].

"This is not easy, as I'm here to try and improve the Showa suspension by request from HRC, but after two busy days of work we didn't find big improvements, so we 🐲have to talk to HRC and take a decision together."

The other factory-built MotoGP machines use Ohlins suspension, which supplies over 90% of𝓰 the MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 grids. Gresini switched b🍬ack to Showa for the start of 2012.

"What we have learned here is that Showa are working in the right direction and can ofꦗfer us the support that we need," insisted team principal Fausto Gresini at the close of the Sepang test.

"The job we have done together over three days here has been positive and at the end of it we have taken the decision to continue our technical c♌ollaboration with Showa in 2013.

"I am happy and satisfied with this choice and also grateful for th⛄e support that HRC continues to give us. I am convinced that next season we will have a very competitive motorcycle."

No mentio🍬n was made of suspension choice for Gresini's Moto2 a𓆉nd Moto3 teams.

At the end of testing Bautista, who took his first two MotoGP podiums in 2012 and a best yet fifth in the world championship, made no d♏i♑rect reference to the suspension decision.

"We have🎶 done a lot of work over the past three days despite the bizarre🐟 weather, which only relented for a day, and the less than perfect track conditions," said the Spaniard.

"I have completed 110 laps altogether and now we have a clearer idea of the direction we need to take in the first preseason tests ✨of 2013. I am satisfied and feel I am heading home safe in the knowledge that next season promises some good results for 𒈔our team."

Bautista, who will be p🦂aired with Gresini's new rookie CRT rider Bryan Staring next year, will be back on track for the first official test of 2013 at Sepang in early February.