It is with the personal satisfaction of having finished his last race in Austria in fifth place that Johann Zarco approaches his British Grand Prix. A meeting which will take place, once again, on a Silverstone track which was favorable to it in the days of Moto2. Podiums, victories and pole positions were taken by the Frenchman between 2014 and 2016. And if his sensations observed in this category continue with a MotoGP, his opponents have something to worry about... Starting with the official Yamahas.
Because, at the same time, the Tech3 rider ranked ahead of Iwata's factory machines on three occasions. A performance necessary to get noticed by her and assert oneself as a serious candidate for the position of a Valentino Rossi who would retire. But also a subject for reflection in a title race where Márquez is the first to say that every point will have to be snatched from his opponent this year
In such a context, the speech of a teammate Folger equally ambitious has a particular connotation… “ For Silverstone, I am motivated and my objective will once again be to fight against the top riders in order to score as many points as possible in the Championship. I hope that I will feel good riding my Yamaha. I'm sure I'll be confident. I will try to manage the tires as best as possible in order to have a solid race and finish as close as possible to those in front ". Now it remains to be seen who will be behind it...
