Race winner at the 2021 MotoGP season opener in Qatar Maverick Vinales has deleted his twitter account following the Portuguese Grand Prix, after a fake report in Spain 🉐sent the social media platform into a frenzy, and not a pleasan𝓰t one. 

Social media platforms can be a great way for professional athletes to interact with fans and give glimpses into their life, however, it can sadly lead to negativity and abuse being placed in the directionꦉ of others as Vinales encountered. 

This was the case for the Yamaha rider who has over 363,000 followers on Twitter. A fake report surfaced after the Portuguese Grand Prix, which supposedly said Vinales was so outraged by Dorna for his cancelled laps during qua🥀lifওying at Portimao, that he threatened to retire. 

The news was completely fake, as🌳 Vinales addressed it with a laugh before saying: "It’s fake, we all have to thank Dorna for the chamꦍpionship it’s giving us. I’m not looking for excuses, and I always tell the truth," - were several of the responses by Vinales.  

However,⛎ this didn’t stop🦄 the abuse from coming as the Spaniard elected to delete his account.

One round that was not on the calendar last season, and does not look to be in good shape for 2021 is Argentina - which alongside COTA (Circuit of the Americas) does not have a date at the moment, and therefore is not on the provisional list as they continue to suffer from Covid-19 inꦛfections. 

Overseas races will only take place if health authorities allow all spectators to attend, oth♍erwise the Dorna fees for the GP event canno🌜t be paid.

Finally in tꦕhis week’s column, Jorge Lorenzo was involved on a show in Italy that premiered last night called La Iene, where he was pranked by Niccolo Torielli, as they make it seem as though Lorenzo’s Lamborghini Aventador Roadster 63 car goes missing which is number zero of 63 made in the world. 

The former five-time wor𝐆ld champion goes on a hunt for the car getting more andꦰ more angry as it goes on. The video is only in Italian, but presents an idea of the storyline involved.