Listen to this article The 15-time MotoGP race winner makes his full-time return in 2022 having spent much of last year serving a sabbatical after losing his Ducati ride, only contesting the final five races for RNF in its previous guise as Petronas SRT. The 2022 MotoGP season – the longest in history at 21 races – begins this weekend in Qatar under the floodlights, though will start earlier than normal at 6pm local time. As a result, FP1 and FP3 will take place during daylight hours, while the rest of the running is at dusk – which will mean track conditions will be radically different. On top of this, there was no pre-season testing at the Losail International Circuit this year, meaning useful track time for the riders will be limited come Sunday’s race. “Also, this weekend is always a bit difficult because it’s the first round and the first ro …