Although Dani Pedrosa continues to struggle with nagging injuries, Honda appears to have made significant improvements to its MotoGP bike in recent weeks. The best evidence is the performance of Andrea Dovizioso last weekend, where he just missed the podium in the race and then consistently lapped faster than anyone else at the one-day test that followed — going quicker than the existing lap record at Catalunya.
Dovizioso, in his first year with the factory Repsol Honda team, could be one to mix it up with the leaders over the remainder of the season. Of course, as Pedrosa gets stronger he will be back in the hunt for podiums and wins.
