Johann Zarco, finally the time for the first success at Silverstone?

At Silverstone, Johann Zarco will have the second opportunity of his season to start in pole position to achieve his first victory in MotoGP. If the Cannes resident prefers to temper his enthusiasm and aims for the podium, he is naturally one of the contenders for victory in the British Grand Prix. With fabio quartararo who will have to observe a Long Lap, Aleix Espargaro convalescing after his fall in 6th position and Pecco Bagnaia 5th, Johann Zarco is the best placed driver in the top 4 on the starting grid. 

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But it's not just the second row that the Pramac driver will have to be wary of, there are also Maverick Viñales and Jack Miller. So the Frenchman does not want to put pressure on himself about a potential first victory on Sunday. Hard to say. We know that Fabio has to do a Long Lap, but fortunately for him, this Long Lap at Silverstone is the shortest of the whole season, it seems. He will lose time, but he can still think about fighting for the podium. Jack likes this circuit, Maverick is doing good things on the Aprilia, Aleix is ​​also pretty solid. He had a huge crash, so we'll see how he feels tomorrow. Pecco, we know that sometimes he can be very fast », Estimates Johann Zarco.

Zarco thinks he still has room to play

So at Silverstone, the Habs will hope to experience a better fate than in Portugal where they ultimately had to settle for second place, 5 seconds behind Fabio Quartararo. To do this, the Cannes player must not make a mistake or risk seeing Maverick Viñales and Jack Miller take the lead. “ I hope for this victory, but I am not fully focused on that to make mistakes. Let's see how strong the others will be in the race. I hope to have this advantage with the hard tire to have a good gift at the end », Explains the Pramac pilot.

It is precisely with this hard tire that Johann Zarco intends to make the difference at Silverstone. “ I'm quite happy to have a good feeling with the hard tire at the rear. It should be warmer tomorrow, so more chances to pass that hard tire », Analyzes the Habs. If he managed the best lap on the track this Saturday, the French driver still thinks he has some margin.

« I didn't have time to analyze the sectors properly, but the team said that in the third section, I was losing time. So there is still room to go even faster. The potential of the bike is incredible and when you are able to get everything lined up, you are sometimes surprised by the time. By analyzing the sectors, maybe I can progress in the first sector, very fast with changes of direction. But sector 3 with slow turns, maybe that's the one I can't improve », Points out the 32-year-old pilot. This Sunday at Silverstone, Johann Zarco will start from pole position for the 8th time in his MotoGP career. So is 8th finally the right one? Response tomorrow from 14 p.m. 

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