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Once the Grand Prix championships are organized, the focus is now on the MotoGP test of Valencia – the most useful but also the most annoying for teams and runners.
Two years ago, all eyes were on Jorge Lorenzo on Tuesday after the last race of the season.
The excitement of his much-anticipated first experience with Ducati (pictured below) was similar to Valentino Rossi's with Yamaha before the 2004 season – which was to wait for Sepang because Honda did not allow him to drive for Yamaha in the film. 03 Valencia test.
This year we will see how Lorenzo will manage his first contact with Honda's RC213V.
This test could be more bearable for Lorenzo than for his peers, as he returns to Valencia after missing four GPs because of the left arm injury he suffered at Buriram's training last month.
It should also be exciting for the four MotoGP rookies – Joan Mir, Fabio Quartararo, Miguel Oliveira and Francesco Bagnaia – to start working with their new teams.
But for those who have just finished the full MotoGP season, the Valencia test is less appealing.
There is no better time to go on vacation than the end of the season, as it is the best time to rest and rejuvenate.
But the tight schedule and regulatory restrictions are forcing teams and riders to stay on track. And these circumstances sometimes mean that these test sessions are not performed in the most favorable mental and physical conditions.
"From the riders' point of view, it's the worst test we can do because we're very tired in every way," says Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati at Autosport.
"But as we do a few throughout the season, and as the bike needs to continue to grow, we have to do it.
"If you are driving for an official team, this test is very important because some specific parts that will be applied in the bike of the coming year are defined there."
As in 2017, the MotoGP family will stay in Valencia until Wednesday, then will travel to Jerez, where factories will continue to develop their bikes for 2019.
November 28th and 29th in Jerez are crucial days for making decisions. in some cases, riders' reactions may lead the team to reject some pieces that may be very important.
Suzuki is proof of this: in the 2016 tests, engine specifications were skewed and the consequences throughout the year were difficult.
"This test is really annoying, but the official teams have to do it," adds Dovizioso, who will share the test with Lorenzo's substitute, Danilo Petrucci.
"The worst thing is that they require a lot of things in a short time, but you really get the most out of it.
"If you work four hours in a row, it's four hours of quality."
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