Jack Miller saw the funny side of having crashed three times over the two practice days – the most in the premier class, with 61 tumbles so far in tricky conditions across all three classes.

His third crash was in qualifying, when “I pushed too hard, and she didn’t want it.”

He picked the bike up then did a stand-up wheelie, swerving from side to side to try to shake gravel out of the bellypan.

There was enough left, after the two days, he joked, “to make an aquarium when we get home”.

Miller, French MotoGP 2019