Johann Zarco, forced to retire from the Sprint race: "Always the same problems"

Two different reactions within the French team following this sprint race in Goiânia. While fabio quartararo He scored more points by finishing 6th, while Johann Zarco crashed out on lap eight. This was frustrating, especially since the rider from Cannes had started his weekend well, setting the fastest time in practice and qualifying directly for Q2. However, on Saturday, he immediately lost four places and had to contend with a bike that was still difficult to ride: The bike started to move after two laps, although I was still quite surprised by the pace of those first two laps, it was rather enjoyable. " commented the two-time Moto2 World Champion to our colleagues at Canal+.

Johann Zarco wants to continue in this direction

« The advantage here is that there are quite a few braking zones, so I can give the team fairly precise feedback, because the brake problems persist. "However, he added a caveat immediately afterward. According to him, the motorcycle he has doesn't yet allow him to compete properly on a regular basis." It's quite frustrating not being able to keep up with the others, especially since the start is good, the attack and the desire are there. "Nevertheless, Zarco persists in this direction: I can't yet ride the bike the way I want, but I have to maintain this working methodology, give the most accurate feedback possible, and move forward. "Starting 10th on the grid, a position he will hold tomorrow when the lights go out for the Grand Prix, the LCR Honda rider will try to do better than in Thailand where he finished 11th in the Grand Prix.

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