Alex Marquez says he 'felt at home' in his testing debut with the Gresini Ducati following his final MotoGP race with Honda in Valencia.
Double MotoGP podium finisher Marquez will switch from Honda after three seasons - one with the factory squad in 2020 and two with LCR in 2021/2022 - to Ducati after signing a deal with Gresini to ride a year-old Desmosedici in 2023.
Having endured a difficult year on the Honda, ending it 17th with 50 points and a best finish of seventh, Marquez was beaming after his first ride out on the Ducati – though contractually was not allowed to make any comparisons between his new bike and the RC213V. "We were immediately fast and competitive. That's very important. We didn't actually make any adjustments to the bike all day, we just adjusted ourselves.
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