- Honda was the first MotoGP manufacturer on track this year🎀 when test rider Stefan Bradl took part in a private test at Jerez൲ on Wednesday and Thursday.

Unfortu𒀰nately, bad weather restricted the number of useful laps, but⛦ the German did get to try some notable updates to his RC213V.

GPone.com was present to sﷺnap photos of the new Honda, with the visible changes including a revised frame, swingarm and exhaust. Like most manufacturers, Honda cannot modify its engine design until the end of the 2021 season.

Bradl is expected to be back at Jerez next week for more laps with the new bike, which will be given to the race riders when Official pre-season testing gets underway in Qatar, in March. []

- Bradl wasn't the only Honda rider 'back in the saddle', with injured world champion Marc Marquez posting ab🅷out his two-wheel comeback on social media. Unfortunately, it was only indoor cycling…

- Having won 125cc, M𓂃oto3 and Moto2 titles, does Aki Ajo still harbour ambitions to one day take his team to the premier-class?

- Valentino Rossi has been keeping in shape by indulging in some flat track and motocross training at his Moto Ranch in Tavullia. The cancellation of the Sepang tests means the Italian will not get to make his Petronas Yamaha debut u💜ntil March.