The series will return to Indonesia for the first time since 1997 on 20 March when the inaugural grand prix at the new Mandalika track – MotoGP’s first street circuit – is held.
Ahead of the grand prix, the final three-day pre-season test of 2022 was held at the circuit situated on the island of Lombok.
On the opening day track action was stopped for well over an hour and emergency talks were held between Dorna Sports and riders after morning rain and construction work around the venue left the circuit exceedingly muddy.
Riders were eventually sent out to complete a minimum of 20 laps to help clean the track, which did ultimately improve – though a number of riders were unhappy with this action, with Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli branding it “f***ing dangerous”.
The rest of the test was able to go ahead as planned, though there were numerous problems with the track breaking up in places and flicking chunks of debris at riders.
Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing
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