It had become a tradition and a meeting that was both studious and festive. With the Valencia Grand Prix lanterns extinguished like the lights of the current campaign, the protagonists met the next day for tests which were already opening onto the following season. The opportunity to see the new bikes, the new colors and sometimes the new riders with their new leather. A beautiful television moment also appreciated by the organizer Dorna. For fans of the event, you shouldn't miss the opportunity this year, because it will undoubtedly be the last time. The Valencia tests will thus be the first victims of a calendar now comprising 20 meetings…
This is an established fact. Each time the Grand Prix calendar swells with new events, it will be to the detriment of the off-season tests. Hence this debate on the possibility of authorizing an engine upgrade during the season. Because the movement is inevitable: there will be 20 Grand Prix in 2020 and we will go crescendo until 22.
Carmelo Ezpeleta declared that he will carve out in the Grands Prix located in Spain. And there are four of them. Before that, and to set the tone, these are the Valencia tests just after the last game of the current exercise which will go by the wayside. At least that's the promise made by Speedweek. In fact, to discover all the new features and get a taste of the next season, you will have to wait around ten days and the tests of Jerez which will therefore open the off-season in the future.
