It’s a similar story for Rins. 45 points from a possible 50 at MotorLand Aragon has seen the Spaniard soar into title contention, the number 42 now 32 off teammate Mir. With this kind of form heading to Valencia, now three podiums in the last four races, Rins has to be considered as a serious threat. The Suzuki is on song, Rins is seemingly pretty much over his shoulder worries and the pressure isn’t going to be on the 11-time MotoGP™ podium finisher – yet.

It’s fair to say, especially before the first Aragon showdown, that both Morbidelli and Rins were outsiders. Not now though. But both have endured their fair share of bad luck in 2020 too. Rins’ injury in Jerez and Morbidelli’s involvement in the outrageously scary Red Bull Ring crash immediately spring to mind, with Morbidelli also having an engine failure in Jerez while on for a podium. Bad luck, yes. But this is bike racing and this is MotoGP™, luck – good and bad – is part of the game. The duo will probably rue certain things if the title is narrowly missed, but all they’ll be doing at this moment in time is looking ahead.