“Dear George, Lin Jarvis has just sent me an text message”

Dear George,

Lin Jarvis has just sent me an text message and said if you don’t stop running around in front of Rossi’s pit garage in your underpants and cape, and poking your spear at the the Yamaha mechanics he’s going to see Carmelo.

He wants me to remind you that “This” is not “Sparta”. It is Qatar. And you’ve managed fifth in FP1, not secured the world title.

On a positive note, the Germans are happier than I have seen them in a while. But I think that’s got more to do with Jonas Fucking Folger being faster than you, than you being fifth.

And stop flicking the team’s breakfast butter at Andrea and whispering “The hammer is next, puta”. It’s bad enough Dr Costa now has him on anti-depressants and he cries himself to sleep every night.

It is true you are a tenth of a second faster than the “Yellow Puta”, but I would like you to address the fact Vinales is a second and a half faster than you.

And he’s new at this.

Focus, George,

Gigi.

1 25 Maverick VIÑALES 1’54.316
2 93 Marc MARQUEZ 1’54.912
3 26 Dani PEDROSA 1’55.210
4 94 Jonas FOLGER 1’55.587
5 99 Jorge LORENZO 1’55.607
6 76 Loris BAZ 1’55.624
7 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW 1’55.639
8 5 Johann ZARCO 1’55.792
9 46 Valentino ROSSI 1’55.799
10 41 Aleix ESPARGARO 1’55.872
11 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO1’55.873
12 45 Scott REDDING 1’56.000
13 29 Andrea IANNONE 1’56.027
14 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA 1’56.128
15 17 Karel ABRAHAM 1’56.399
16 9 Danilo PETRUCCI 1’56.419
17 43 Jack MILLER 1’56.453
18 42 Alex RINS 1’56.502
19 53 Tito RABAT 1’56.725
20 8 Hector BARBERA 1’56.725
21 44 Pol ESPARGARO 1’57.630
22 22 Sam LOWES 1’57.887
23 38 Bradley SMITH 1’58.114