Ducati's departing MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo will be free to test with Honda at Valencia and Jerez, sporting director Paolo Ciabatti has confirmed. When the Spaniard joined Ducati from Yamaha, the somewhat disingenious Iwata factory banned him from testing until 2017 aside from the post-race Valencia exercise but Ducati will not be doing the same. “Concerning Jorge, we will obviously let him test with Honda, his new team. This is quite normal and in the end he will be a Ducati rider until the last race in Valencia, but then there’s no reason not to let him test with the new team,' said Ciabatti. 'Obviously, there will be restrictions on branding to respect our sponsors, but he will be...
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