We are at round 20 of the longest MotoGP season in history. For the last three seasons, round 20 was the last race, and riders, teams, journalists, fans even were all exhausted. In 2025, we still have two more rounds to go after this. So the feeling in the MotoGP paddock is rather jaded. 22 races is starting to take its toll.
So many races may be great for fans – well, those that can keep track at least – but it is getting to be grueling for everyone who does this for a living. Still, it is better than having to work a real job. Though the number of times you start to question that is likely to increase until a couple of days after the Valencia test, at which point I, at least, will start pining for the Sepang preseason tests.
Which brings us to round 20. We are back at the Sepang International Circuit, where the season kicked off back in February. It is a circuit that pretty much everyone on the grid knows almost like the back of their hand, everyone having tested here at the start of every year, as well as racing.
