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<strong>NICE TO MEET YOU: </strong>Honda star Marc Marquez chats to a fan while showing her his new T-shirt.  <em> Image: Facebook. </em>
<strong>NICE TO MEET YOU: </strong>Honda star Marc Marquez chats to a fan while showing her his new T-shirt. <em> Image: Facebook. </em>

LONDON, England - Honda was way off the pace on its return to Formula 1 with McLaren but it is sure to be on it in MotoGP when Marc Marquez starts his bid for a third successive crown with Sunday's season-opener in Qatar.

The 22-year-old Spaniard will be favourite again in a gang of four main contenders that includes compatriots Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa as well as 36-year-old Italian great Valentino Rossi.

But the landscape looks different to last year, when Marquez chalked up a record 13 wins for his Repsol Honda team, with the field looking closer and Ducati making a strong comeback.

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