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Valencia MotoGP Test Tuesday Notes & Photos: Marquez' Debut, Honda Revamp, Yamaha Rebuild, And More

By David Emmett | Tue, 28/11/2023 - 14:37

It is a good job that Ducati Corse boss Gigi Dall'Igna gave a media debrief at 9am on Tuesday morning, as it meant that a lot of journalists were into the Valencia circuit on time. Those aiming to arrive closer to 10am were bitterly disappointed: traffic was backed up on the motorway heading into the track almost like it was race day.

The crowd at the test is huge, the grandstand above the main building – the only part of the track that is open to the public – is rammed. Old hands say this is the fullest they have seen it since Valentino Rossi announced he was leaving Honda to ride for Yamaha in 2004. It's certainly busier than I remember the test in 2010, when Rossi left Yamaha for Ducati and Casey Stoner took the Repsol Honda ride.

They have come, of course, for Marc Marquez. Despite the fact there is so much more to see – Pedro Acosta's debut in MotoGP, Alex Rins on a Yamaha, Johann Zarco and Luca Marini on Hondas, Franco Morbidelli on a Pramac Ducati. And there are a lot of new parts on bikes, a completely new Honda, a lot of updates for Yamaha, and bits and pieces for KTM, Aprilia, and Ducati. Plus, signs of hope for the former RNF Aprilia squad.

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