Not for the first time t📖his season, MotoGP title contenders Maverick Vinales and Joan Mir exchanged some hand ཧsignals after crossing paths on track during day one of the French Grand Prix.

Friday's incident occurred when Vinales, having run off-track in the damp afteജrnoon cond🎐itions, re-joined the circuit just ahead of the Suzuki rider - who made his displeasure clear.

"I was n🌳ot super angry," Mir insisted afterwards. "I was really surprised to see one bike coming across the straight like this. I didn’t see any movement of Maverick's head, he was just looking at the track.

"The good thing is I closed the thro🧸ttle. Imagine if I was 50m more in front? We could have had a dangerous momen💖t, but it would have been a lot worse for him because I was the one with the speed.

"It’s important everyone understands this cannot happen. I don’t want to blame Vinales. But it’s something to consider that we cannot do this. This layout is really dangerous because [you re🔥join] in the middle of the straight."

Vinales insisted he had not only seen Mir but 🌼taken the safest option to rejoi🍷n.

"I saw him before re-entering, and then I was on the grass, so I will🌠 not lean the bike on the grass because you will crash when it's wet, so I just went straight," said the Monster Yamaha rider.

"I don't know if it was enough room on the track to pass, but I don't think I was too aggressive and for sure not intentional, because I re-ent🐈ered on the grass, and I didn't want to lean the bike, because there it is v൩ery dangerous.

"Imagine if I crashed, the bike wou💛ld go in the mid𒁏dle of the track when he passes.

"Afterwards I said, 'I see you, don't worry'. I think I gave him e💞nough 𒊎space, but I don't know, I was not on Joan's bike to see.

"But anyway, I tried t𒈔o enter the 🍸track as safely as I can."

Vinales went on to finish second🌠 faꦍstest on Friday, with Mir in ninth.

The pair are currently second☂ (Mir) and third (Vinales) in the world championship standings behind Fabio Qu✃artararo, who was eleventh quickest on Friday.