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There are just over two weeks to go until the start of the 2022 MotoGP World Championship and this past weekend the chapter on the preparation tests for one of the most important courses in recent years was closed.
Uri Puigdemont and Germán Garcia Casanova analyze in the Motorsport Network Podcast-MotoGP the best and the worst of a crucial preseason for most manufacturers that, after two years of pandemic with the development of frozen engines, present important news.
In this sense, the appearance of the Honda RC213V , completely renewed, has meant a total impact by giving the impression that the Japanese have found the key and the new newborn motorcycle begins to demonstrate its qualities, managing to lead the time sheet. after three days of work in Indonesia.
The other side of the coin was Ducati , the new Italian machine, which at first seemed to be an unstoppable missile, presented more difficulties than expected for the brand’s drivers, who were unable to exploit its full potential, making it clear that the process to reach the levels of the bike of 2021 will take its time.
Yamaha played to tell us that they paint coarse, especially in the mouth of the world champion Fabio Quartararo , who nevertheless made it clear in his time on the track that the M1 2022 is a great device and that he is ready to defend the crown.
Suzuki also seems to have done its homework and has a prototype ready to fight since the beginning of the season, especially improving one of its great weak points, the fastest lap in qualifying.
Aprilia and KTM are right now a bit unknown in the preseason, although the Italian bike seems to have taken an important step forward, it will be necessary to see them in the fight during the races, while the Austrian house has not just come out, apparently, of the small well in which he got into last season, after losing the concessions.
