Franco Morbidelli will race at this weekend's Qatar MotoGP
Morbidelli passed a medical examination on Thursday upon arrival at the track, having passed an MRI scan earlier in the week which allowed him to travel.
He now has the green light to take part in the first race sessions of the year after missing preseason testing. Morbidelli was knocked unconscious at a test day, before official MotoGP testing, while riding a Panigale V4.Morbidelli was hospitalised and ruled out of preseason testing in Sepang and Qatar.That means he will ride the '24 Ducati for the first time in practice on Friday in Qatar.
Yamaha were heavily linked with getting rid of Morbidelli last year, which they eventually opted to do in favour of Alex Rins.However, while the other three GP24 riders - Francesco Bagnaia, Enea Bastianini and Jorge Martin - are tipped to be the frontrunners in Saturday's sprint and Sunday's grand prix, Morbidelli's ambition this weekend is likely to be far more modest.
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