Marc Marquez says he is still struggling with the same handling problems in the wet that put a damper on the first part of Honda's 2015 MotoGP season.
The Spaniard crashed out of last weekend's British Grand Prix at Silverstone as the rain intensified, and his entire season has been hampered by his bike's aggressive power delivery, which is at odds with his riding style.
While a switch back to the 2014 chassis has solved the majority of his problems in dry conditions, he believes Silverstone showed that more work needs to be done to make the bike perform adequately in the wet.
"The floating feeling at the rear that we had at the beginning of the season in dry conditions, in the rain I have that feeling again," said Marquez.
"In the end, I lost the rear and when I tried to save the crash I was already flying.
"In dry conditions you are able to try different set-ups but the last time I tried the bike in the wet was Austin, and then we had big problems with the floating feeling.
"The biggest problem with the floating feeling is that you don't have any control to save the crash.
"If you don't have grip at the exit of the corner, maybe you will be slower but you will be safe because the traction control is going in.
"When you have this floating feeling, the problem is that when it comes you cannot do anything, just try to manage.
"And a small mistake means a crash."
Marquez now wants Honda to find solutions to these problems with the current design.
"After the Montmelo [Barcelona] race we changed the chassis and we did some big changes on the bike, and then from Holland I was able to change the riding style," he said.
"The character and the problems are still there, but we are able to fix them now."
