Johann Zarco took stock of the last five Grands Prix, which saw him experience the best and worst between Le Mans and Assen.
On the eve of the start of the last two Grands Prix of the first part of the season, which will be held successively this weekend and next weekend, Johann zarco took stock. Ten Grands Prix have already taken place, and the last five have represented a real rollercoaster for the French driver, who went from a victory at home in France and a podium at Silverstone to a complicated period at the bottom of the standings, including two weekends without points at Aragon and Mugello, and three crashes.
How did he experience these two months? John Zarco told it to Daffy, in a video shared on social media. "We're leaving from Grand Prix of France. I don't think there's any need to retell the French Grand Prix, it was quite exceptional as it was [laughs]. Maybe we'll see it again when we're old.", he began humorously.
"Then there was Silverstone, and I said that I hadn't scored any points in the sprint in the first five races, but in the next five there were still points. At Le Mans, a great sixth or seventh place, and at Silverstone a magical fifth place in the sprint, but followed by a podium on Sunday, and there in fact I surfed a wave of madness for two exceptional Sundays. There were changing conditions, maybe the others needed time to adapt, I have the experience, I manage to have the speed and grab the podium. It was great that second place at Silverstone and it put a lot of points in the bag.
"But then, a lull. Are the trips to Japan to train for the 8 Hours of Suzuka, to do tests for Honda, may have cost me energy? There were different leads. Aragon zero points. Mugello zero points. And then it was a real pain because I couldn't keep up with the other riders anymore, I couldn't get the speed I felt at the start of the year. The progress that seemed to be confirmed was a bit lost and that was a real pain. And at Assen, the same thing. It was difficult to qualify for Q2, I got it in extremis, no points in the sprint, and in the race I was 12th while waiting, telling myself that I'll take what there is to take, I'll take advantage of the crashes and at least I'll have my four points at the end of the weekend.
“It still allows me to pass the 100 point mark. 101 point It's already much more than last year [he had scored 55 over the entire season, editor's note]. There are ways to do great things, but it's weird these moments when it's difficult and things don't go well. Fortunately, there was this victory, which is still heartening, thinking that there were some great things experienced. We want to relive others, but we have to take everything step by step to get there. The season is still long, I hope to treat you."
Johann zarco will be back on track this Friday in Germany, on the Sachsenring circuit, for the 11th Grand Prix of the season.
