Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner says his factory RC212V will work well at Assen ahead of this weekend’s Dutch TT in the Netherlands.

Stoner took over the MotoGP championship lead by winning his third race in a row, and fourth of the season, when he raced to victory at the rain-sodden British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

The victory was the 27th of the Australian’s career. He now sits sixth all-time and within striking distance of fifth by the end of what is already an impressive season.

“It was a tough race in Silverstone and to come away with three wins in a row and also the championship lead is awesome, so it’s been nice to have a break after such a good time,” Stoner said.

“I’m really looking forward to going to Assen, it’s a nice track, the first section is a little slow and doesn’t do too much for me, but the last part is a lot of fun.

“I believe the RC212V will work well for us there as it has done at all circuits so far this season. We will work hard to get the set-up right on the bike and hope to challenge for another win, but right now we need to go ahead doing our best each race.”

In the first six races, the 25-year-old has four pole positions, four wins, a third, and one non-finish. It adds up to a 19-point lead heading into the seventh race of the championship, and at the mid-point of a run of six races in eight weeks.