Marc Marquez has received permission to sample Ducati’s MotoGP bike in the post-season test at Valencia next month.
The six-time MotoGP champion will get to ride last year’s GP22 bike at Circuit Ricardo Tormo on November 28, two days after the final round of the season at the Spanish venue. It follows a mutual agreement between Marquez and Honda to terminate their contract a year early, leaving the Spaniard free to join his younger brother Alex at the satellite Gresini squad.
Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Team Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Although manufacturers usually allow departing riders to test for a rival team at the end of the year, there have been some cases where such permission wasn't granted. Most famously, Honda did not allow Valentino Rossi to ride the Yamaha until January 1, 2004. However, it must be noted that Rossi didn’t announce he would be leaving Honda until November 10, eight days after the end of his title-winning 2003 campaign.
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