My review of the season
Just a few weeks after finding out I had got the job as the new BBC MotoGP presenter, I was on a plane heading for Qatar with the rest of the team.
Filled with a mixture of excitement and nerves, I arrived at the Losail International Circuit with the artificial light of more than 100,000 bulbs shining down on me and the sticky humidity of the middle-east wrapping me up in a blanket of heat.
I vividly remember my first moments in the pit lane. The first garage that myself and Matt Roberts came to was Suzuki. A team mainly made up of Brits, they were the first to welcome me to the paddock, set me up with a pair of ear plugs and tell me that any time I wanted a cup of tea to come and see them.
The first rider I spoke to properly was Jorge Lorenzo. Being big Twitter fans, we had already had a few short conversations online but I was keen to meet him in the flesh. He was holding an ice pack on his injured hand as he walked over to officially welcome me to the paddock. I knew straight away we would get on just fine.
Hello, I'm Jennie Gow and I'll be guiding you through this year's MotoGP coverage on the BBC. I've been working in the biking world ever since I started out in TV, covering Speedway and Motocross before my move into the world of Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner, Nicky Hayden et al. Anyway, I hope you enjoy my blog and all the gossip and tales I'll be bringing from the grid and paddock.
