"Our problems are stability under braking and the engine's power curve," Dovizioso told Motosprint. "They are both equally annoying, also because the proportion between them changes depending on the circuit's characteristics.
"These two problems are always there, on every track, sometimes one is the worst, other times it's the other. They've never gone away. These are big problems because at turn exits you can't take advantage of the bike's potential, which is massive."
Dovizioso earlier this month said that riding for Honda and playing such an important role is an incredible challenge but he struggles to give his best and help the team achieve the best results as possible. Nevertheless, he says the bike is extremely competitive and produce enough power for a MotoGP race but, taking into account that he's not used to it, this may slow down him a little bit.
"I've never ridden such a quick bike, with so much horsepower," said Dovizioso. "It's a good thing, because this great power highlights other problems and I haven't yet been able to understand how to take advantage of the whole package. I can assure that setting up and taking advantage of the works Honda isn't easy at all."
Former Suzuki tester Kousuke Akiyoshi will join Dovizioso in the Jerez testing stage to take place this weekend, following this week's Dani Pedrosa's surgery.
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