Morbidelli didn’t have the pace of Marc Marquez who also jump꧂ed aboard a Ducati for the first time in his career, but nonetheless the Italian was pleased with his debut.

Morbidelli was the last rider inside a second o♛f the top time which was set by Maverick Vinales, however, his best ef🗹fort only resulted in a 16th place finish for the former Yamaha man. 

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Speaking to MotoGP.com, Morbidelli said: “It was a good first day. It w꧙as smooth and we did many laps. It was important to meet the bike, get to kno🐠w the bike and understand as much as possible to see how it works and what it needs to be handled and used. 

“I started straight away with the new bike and I’m pretty happy. There are things I need to get better at and I need theꦬ bike to ▨follow me. 

“We didn’t wor𝓡k on anything today🐭. Just enjoyed it and made many laps to savour it.”

Also swapping teams for 2024 is Fabio Di Giannantonio, who got his first taste 🗹of the GP23 bike following his switch from Gresini Racing. 

Lining up alongside Marco Bezzecchi, and in the process forming one of the strongest pairings on the grid, Di Giannantonio was very pleased with the welco💃me he got from Valentino Rossi’s team𝔍. 

Di Giannantonio said: “I’m super happy about it. It was what I expected a💝nd the team is just fantastic. 

“They give the rider♊s their best and they did it with me today. The welcome wa♏s amazing and I felt really warm. 

“It was a good day and on track we were quite fast. The work with the new bike started really well and it has been a 🀅great start to this new chapter.”