The six-time world champion ended Sunday’s final day of 2022 pre-season testing in Indonesia 14th having elected against a time attack owing to his right shoulder giving him some pain.
Honda team-mate Pol Espargaro topped the test outright with a 1m31.060s, with both riders pleased with the gains HRC has made with its radically revised 2022 bike.
On Friday Marquez admitted it was the first time he “felt something special” on the new Honda, and said again on Sunday the lap time kept coming easily regardless of what his team did to the RC213V.
However, he conceded that, despite feeling much better on the bike, he is still missing something heading into the Qatar season-opener on 6 March.
“You never know, I mean it’s true that today I was fast,” Marquez said when asked if he felt ready to win in Qatar.
“I was in good pace, I was riding well. When I try different set-ups, the lap time was still coming.
“I tried different aerodynamics and the lap time was coming. I…
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