Ducati sporting director Davide Tardozzi has revealed that Yamaha is refusing to allow Jorge Lorenzo to test for the Italian marque at Jerez at the end of November. The Spanish rider is scheduled climb on his 2017 bike for the first time on the two days of testing after the season finale in Valencia. After these two sessions, the Majorcan will not return to the track with the Desmosedici until the first pre-season test next year, scheduled for 30 January to 1 February. Ducati has the Jerez circuit booked for 23-24 November and asked Yamaha to free up Lorenzo, who in theory is still under contract with the Japanese squad until 31 December. However, as Tardozzi told Italian newspaper...
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