Dani Pedrosa may have put last year's arm-pump problems behind him, but he was still further from victory in Qatar than in the 2015 race, after which he withdrew to seek surgery. Pedrosa was sixth and 10.755s from the Qatar winner in 2015, compared with fifth but 14.083s behind this time around. Honda is playing catch-up in adapting to the new unified ECU software - while also learning the new Michelin tyres - and Pedrosa made clear they have plenty of work ahead for this weekend's second round in Argentina. “At the Qatar GP, we made a consistent step forward with the set-up compared to the winter test. We improved our pace and I was able to maintain it during the race, with good...
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