Honda to allow Marc Marquez to ride a Ducati at Valencia test

The date appears to have been set for Marc Marquez’s first time on a Ducati.
Marc Marquez, MotoGP race, Japanese MotoGP, 1 October
Marc Marquez, MotoGP race, Japanese MotoGP, 1 October

He has been given permission to ride his new team’s bike at the postseason Valencia test on November 28, repoꦦrt.

Although Marquez and Ho♉nda have confirmed that their 11-year association will come to an end at the end oꦺf 2023, he hasn’t yet confirmed his next move which is expected to be Gresini Ducati.

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But two days🙈 after the final round of the MotoGP 2023 season in Valencia, we will see the six-time premier class champion ride a Desmosedici for the first time.

It could be crucial prep time for Marquez before he fully integrates with Ducati for ꦅthe 2024 season.

It is co♓mmonplace for riders who have already agreed to join a new team the following year to test their new bike at🐈 the postseason Valencia test.

But Valentino Rossi was an infamous exception when Honda would not allow him to jump on a Yamaha ﷺuntil the first day of the next calendar year, depriving him of his first big chance to test a new bike.

This time around, in a move equally as sei🐓smic, history will not repeat itself at the Valencia test.

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