HONDA CONFIRM MARQUEZ FOR PRE-SEASON TEST

The Repsol Honda Team has confirmed that star rider Marc Marquez will take part in the first preseason test for 2022 at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia.

Marquez has been cleared to make his on-track MotoGP return with the new Honda RC213V during the first official test ahead of this season on February 5th, 2022.

The Spanish rider sat out the final two races of the 2021 season after suffering a concussion in a motocross training incident in November which led to the return of diplopia (double vision). Something he had previously recovered from following a Moto2 crash in 2011.

Over the offseason break, Marquez has been under continual medical checks and consultations to monitor his condition in preparation for a return this year.

Improvements in his condition in recent weeks has seen Marquez’s medical team deem his recovery sufficient to return to training on two wheels.

The #93 first returned to the motocross track before trying the Honda RC213V-S in Portimao and a Honda CBR600RR in Aragon.

Last Monday, January 24, Marquez underwent another medical check which reconfirmed that the treatment has been a complete success and the eight-time World Champion is in a suitable condition to ride a MotoGP bike.

Therefore, it has been decided that Marquez will start his 2022 campaign at the first official MotoGP Test in Sepang before heading to Mandalika, Indonesia the following week.

This will be Marquez’s first time back on a MotoGP machine since winning the 2021 Emilia Romagna GP ahead of Pol Espargaro.

The Repsol Honda Team will head to the first test of the new season at full strength with Marquez alongside Pol Espargaro, who enters his second year with the team.

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