The Japanese manufacturer has scored just 85 points in the constructors’ championship so far in 2022 after 11 races, mustering just a single podium courtesy of Pol Espargaro's third place in Qatar.
Since then, its best result has been a fourth for Marc Marquez at Jerez, with the six-time world champion still its top rider in the standings despite missing the past three races due to a fourth major operation on the right arm he badly broke in 2020.
