The Marquez risk Honda has taken with its 2022 MotoGP bike

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Lewis Duncan

Feb 7, 2022, 3:30 PM

Marc Marquez made a welcome return to a MotoGP bike in Sepang testing after vision problems following a concussion ruled him out of the final rounds of 2021. But his first experience of riding Honda's new bike underlined a change of philosophy that could hinder a key Marquez strength

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MotoGP 2022 is fast speeding towards us as the first pre-season test of the year concluded on Sunday after two days of running at the Sepang International Circuit. Topped outright by Gresini’s Enea Bastianini on a 2021-spec Ducati, there were many intriguing revelations and pertinent questions posed up and down the grid.

All of those, in due course, will be covered by Autosport as we begin to make sense of all that lays in front of us ahead of the new campaign beginning on 6 March in Qatar. But for now, the focus is on Honda and the return of Marc Marquez.

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Lewis Duncan is Autosport's International Editor and primary motorcycle racing reporter. A motorsport fan from a young age, Lewis became interested in journalism when he won the star letter competition in the February 2012 issue of F1 Racing Magazine. A member of the Autosport Academy from 2017, Lewis became a freelance motorcycle racing correspondent for Autosport in 2019 before becoming a full-time staffer in 2020 as International Editor.

While MotoGP coverage is his priority, Lewis also covers World Superbikes and road racing across the Motorsport Network, and hosts the Tank Slappers Podcast. He has also occasionally commentated on 750 Motor Club meetings. Away from motorsport, Lewis is a keen record collector with a collection unashamedly largely featuring Iron Maiden and Rush and an avid guitar player.