GP Portugal

THURSDAY

BEWARE,
YOU ARE IN MY
HOMETOWN

I’M NOT IN FORM, I’M IN FRONT AND

BUT I CAN KICK NO ONE CAN TAKE
SOME ASS THAT FROM ME

WHY DON’T DUCATI

WANT TO GIVE ME A
NEW CONTRACT?

I DIDN’T CRASH IN
COTA, AND I MUST
NOT CRASH HERE

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PLEASE LET FRIDAY
IT RAIN ALL
WEEKEND

CAN YOU PUT

SOME NITRO ON
THE BIKE?

IN THE END
I CAN’T FORGET
TO TAKE SOME
GRAVEL AS
A SOUVENIR

DON’T FOLLOW ME,

BECAUSE I WANT
I’M THE TO FOLLOW YOU
BOSS NOW

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FRIDAY

I’M SAD
AND ALL ALONE,
NOBODY WANTS
TO FOLLOW ME

WHAT THE HELL

IS THIS ?
METEORITES ?
WHAT IS GOING ON?
WHY ISN’T THE BIKE
WORKING? IS IT BECAUSE
OF THE RAIN?

IT WASN’T SUPPOSED
WHEN IS THE TO BE SUNNY, I DON’T
NEXT STOP ? UNDERSTAND ANY OF
THIS ANYMORE!

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 I’M ENJOYING GP Portugal
THIS, CAN’T WAIT
FOR TOMORROW FRIDAY IF IT STAYS LIKE THIS,
I’M GOING TO WIN
AGAIN HERE

I’M NOT GOING

OUTSIDE, SO MANY
PEOPLE JUST I’M GLAD
I LOVE MY TO WATCH ME? YAMAHA
HAIR HOW IT IS APOLOGISED,
BUT STILL MY
BIKE DOESN’T
WORK

CAN SOMEONE
CLEAN THIS WATER
FROM HERE ? FINALLY
I’M ON FIRE.

IF I PUSH THE ARROW

DO I GET THE CHANCE
TO FLY?

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SATURDAY

WHERE IS MY
TEAMMATE? PLEASE
HELP ME GETTING THE
BIKE TO WORK

I’M JUST CRUISING

AND SEEING WHAT
I’M NOT GOING HAPPENS.
TO TELL SUZUKI
NEAR
BUT I FOUND IF I GET HER
THE BUTTON MY BROT LL
TO FLY HE SHA S
NOT PAS

I REALLY HAVE
TO FOLLOW
THESE GUYS

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SATURDAY
DOES THIS
PART OF THE
TRACK COUNT?

,
ASE E O DRY
L E
P EAS N ACK
PL TR

O NLY
WANT TO HAVE B IKE ON AK
A DRAG RACE? MY ORKS TRAC
W ET
W

STILL NO WATCH THIS

YEAR FROM THEM, BUT
I’LL GET ONE

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SATURDAY
TODAY LOOKS GOOD
FOR ME, MAYBE
I CAN GET SOME
ATTENTION

WHERE ARE YOU

ALEX ? I’M GOING
AFTER YOUR SEAT,
DUCATI ONLY CARE
ABOUT MY
TEAMMATE

I NEED TO FINISH
WELL THIS WEEKEND,
BECAUSE AI OGURA
WANTS MY SEAT.

FINALLY I FOUND
SOMEONE TO FOLLOW, PLEASE
PLEASE DON’T PUSH NOT AGAIN,
TOO MUCH JORGE
BE FOCUSED...

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 GP Portugal
SATURDAY
THIS CAN’T BE
HAPPENING, I’M GOING
TO START FROM LAST

THIS IS HOW BIG

THE GRAVEL IS,
BUT I DON’T CARE I GOT
POLE AND HISTORY SAYS
I’M GOING TO WIN
THIS IS IT,
DIDN’T DO ANYTHING
DURING THE WEEKEND.
BUT I’M IN THE FRONT
ROW, SOME DRY TRACK
AND I’LL BEAT
EVERYONE

CAN SOMEONE WAKE

ME UP WHEN THIS
ENDS, I HATE THIS.

WAIT IF I’M IN
THE FRONT ROW,
I CAN WIN AGAIN
TOMORROW,
YES!

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SUNDAY IF I EAT THIS,

MAYBE THE
BIKE WILL HAVE
MORE GRIP

DAMM IT, I WAS

REALLY TRYING
NOT TO BE SEEN

I’M REALLY
ENJOYING THIS,
PLEASE, I CAN’T BE
DISTURBED, I CAN’T EVERYBODY IS
LOOK AT HER WORRIED ABOUT ME
WINNING AGAIN!

NO, NO, DON’T

EVEN THINK ABOUT
IT NOW I HAVE A
FIANCE

DID SOMEONE TURN

OFF THE LIGHTS?
I CAN’T SEE
YO I’LL TELL
YOU WHAT I WANT,
WHAT I REALLY WANT

SO TELL ME WHAT
YOU WANT, WHAT
YOU REALLY REALLY
WANT
I’LL TELL YOU
WHAT I WANT,
WHAT I REALLY
REALLY WANT
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 GP Portugal
SUNDAY

BYE BYE GUYS,

SEE YOU LATER
ALLIGATOR

HOW IN THE HELL

DID I GET TO
HERE

,
THIS IS IT TION
MA
MY CONFIR

THIS IS BETTER
THAN I EXPECTED

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SUNDAY
THERE GOES
THE CHAMPIONSHIP
LEAD

DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT

IT, YOU ARE NOT THE
LEADER OF THIS TEAM

COME ON JACK THIS

IS NO TIME TO GO
TO SLEEP

GET UP AND
TALK TO ME, OR
ARE YOU GOING
TO CRY NOW ?

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 GP Portugal REALLY ? YOU’RE
SUNDAY ONLY DREAMING, I REALLY
DON’T CARE IF YOU ARE
MY BROTHER

THANK GOD,
THE MECHANICS
PUT SOME NITRO
IN THE BIKE

THERE’S SOMETHING
IN MY EYES, NEVER
MIND IT’S THE EYE
OF THE TIGER!
AN
Y S M A Y BE WE C
GU FRENCH
START A N NOW ?
IO
REVOLUT

NOW I’M GOING

TO GET DRUNK,
BECAUSE I’M ALWAYS
SAYING THAT
MY BIKE
DOESN’T WORK,
BUT I WON WITH
THIS BIKE

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Photos by Bruno Ribeiro / Texts by Simon Patterson