"It seems like we're making progress, Honda's working hard, the Michelin tyres are working good and I really enjoyed the bike at Estoril. We were up there all weekend, so we've just got to put the crash behind us and move on," he said.
"Shanghai is a strange track, my favourite thing is the surface, seems like it's always good and consistent. The track has got two big straightaways, the back straightaway is the highest top speed of the year and right after you've got one of the slowest corners in
MotoGP, so it's really important to be stable on the brakes, so we worked on that during our tests at Estoril.
"You also need something good on horsepower, something you can do some drafting with.
"Turn one/two is quite unique and technical, with a lot of different lines, either sweep wide or stay low. And the corner coming onto the back straightaway is super important because it sets you up for that sixth-gear run. The facilities are amazing, it's probably the most over-the-top facility I've seen in my life, saying that, Indy is pretty spectacular too," he concluded.
First free practice for the Chinese Grand Prix takes place next Friday morning.
