Repsol Honda riders Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa gave the 'completely new'🌳 version of the RC213V a mixed verdict during Monday's post-race test at Mugello.

The neꦐw engine and chassis, intended for 2013, was brought to Mugello to be evaluated as a potential🏅 race option for later this season.

HRC is battling to overcome chatter and front-tyre squashing issues with the latest Bridgestoneꦗ rubber, as it seeks to get Pedrosa and S♛toner back on terms with Yamaha's title leader Jorge Lorenzo.

The good news for Honda was that both riders liked the new enginꦆe. However only Pedros🍎a preferred the chassis and the Spaniard fell on just his third lap with the new bike due to a downshift error.

"We tested many things today and I'm happy because we found some positives with the new engine and also with the new chassis that can help us in the se𝄹cond part of the season," sai🍎d Pedrosa.

"I was really hoping for some improvements after the issues we have had with the extra weight, chattering and the front tyres a🔯nd in this t💜est we made a step forward."

Both Pedr🧜osa and Stoner set t൩heir best Monday laps on the 2012 bike. As in Sunday's race, Pedrosa was second to Lorenzo, with a best lap just 0.114s slower.

Pedrosa is hoping the new engine, at least, will be ready for𒀰 the forthcoming Laguna Seca weekend and also seems open to trying the new chassis if available.

The Spaniard is currently 19 points behind countryman Lorenzo with nine ꩵof 18 rounds to go.

"Honda is working very hard and I'm sure they will do their best to be able to supply us the new parts for Laguna and the following races, bꦏut we'll🥀 see if it's possible with the engine allocations; anyway, it would be very good for us," said Pedrosa.

"The engine is better into the corner, the e🅰ngine brake is smoother and the bike is not so sharp when you close the throttle, so this helps you to get into the corner.

"I made my best lap time on my cu🐻rrent bike; it's normal as I'm used to it. With the new bike I made a mistake shifting gears and I had a small crash on my third lap, so I couldn't do a longer run, but the feeling was also positive".

Reigning champion Stoner - who has gone from the joint title lead to 37 po💙ints from Lorenzo in the space of two races - hopes to fit the new engine into the present chassis for the US Grand Prix.

"We had a new engine and new chassiꦫs to test today. With the engine we found some improvements, a little smoother and some more power. As far as ♚chassis goes I didn't find any real benefits, we tried many different things but couldn't get a better feeling," declared Stoner.

"There were a few small areas that improved but nothing in terms of performance or for theꦐ lap time, just a marginally better feeling under braki🍨ng."

Stoner,🍎 w🌳ho struggled throughout the Mugello weekend and finished eighth after running off track in the race, admitted he had been hoping for more.

"It wasn't really the test we were looking for, we had hoped to find something to help us get rid of the chatter and give us some mor🐼e feeling in the middle of the corner but unfortunately we didn't find this," he said.

"If we can have the new engine with the current chassis, it's the best combination, but we're not sure if we can have it in time for Lagun🍌a Seca, we'll have to wait and see".

Stonꦡer was third quickest at the🔜 test, lapping within 0.116s of Lorenzo on his 47th and final lap of the day.

HRC executive vice preܫsident Shuhei Nakamoto pledged to do all he can to make the new engine available for the first 🤪American round from July 27-29.

"Both riders gave positive feedback with the new engine and we will do our best to provide it to them already next week i✨n Laguna Seca," he said.

"The new chassis has good points and bad points, Dani seems to like it and we will do our best to bring it for him at the next round. Casey d💯oesn't find what he was looking for in this new chassis; to reduce the chatter🌃.

"We have some more ide🌠as to solve this and we will🦋 continue working to improve our machine but we can be reasonably happy of today's result."