꧅As was the case last season, Jaume Masia will begin the 2022 Moto3 world championship as the Red Bull KTM Ajo team’s main title conte🌠nder.

The Spaniard, who was quickly outshone during the 2021 campaign by team-mate and 💝eventual world champion Pedro Acosta, finished Monday’s final day of the ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚOfficial Moto3 pre-season test at Portimao in P7, one spot ahead of another rider KTM will have high hopes for, Deniz Oncu.

Currently a four-time Moto3 race winner, Masia’s best time over the three days ca🌟me during S7 - the first of the final day, as he set a 1:47.654s which was six tenths 🔯down on 2021 runner-up Dennis Foggia. 

"I am very happy with how the three days of testing at Portimao have gone, since I have improved day aft🍌er day and my feeling with the bike has been good in general," concluded Masia. 

"I want to thank the team for the great work they have done durinᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚg these last few days, and highlight that we have finishe🔜d pre-season with a good taste in our mouths. 

"Now it's tim⛄e to focus on Qatar, where we will have great enthusiasm and clear ideas. We hope to achieve a positive result there."

Oncu, who will take part in his🥃 third full Moto3 campaign in 2022, was just +0.005s behind Masia as he set his♓ best lap during the same S7.

Although the Turkish rider is still recovering from injury and therefore not 100% fit, Oncu was able to complete the entire three day test without issues. Oncu cited improvements with the set-u🐎p as the mai🧜n takeaway from Portimao.

Oncu added: "We finished three days of testing here 🐟in Portimao before the first race in Qatar. We have tried a lot of different things on the bike with the team, and have found s꧒ome really good set-ups to fit my riding style. 

"However, these last three days have been tough for me but my injury is not so bad💝. I will now go home to recover in order to getꦓ ready for Qatar next week."