« We need to analyze what happened today ". These are the words of Aki Ajo, boss of the eponymous team, who took on water at the same time as the rain flooded the Brno track. A poor performance all the more painful as a downpour never scared Johann Zarco who found himself helpless on his machine. Fortunately, the essentials are safe.
Because the affair could have gone worse. At one point out of the points, the Frenchman had all the difficulty in the world to stay in a ranking led by a Folger in the sights of his championship rival alex rins. Or the exact opposite scenario to that experienced during the previous 48 hours on a dry track: “ the conditions were really bad today, but you have to remember that they were the same for everyone » comments the boss. “ We will have to analyze to explain why we were not able to find the right settings for the wet track. Because usually, we perform well in the rain ».
Already, the warm-up had given the wrong trend with the Frenchman's twenty-first time. “ We must learn from this experience to progress next time. We showed our level in the dry, so we are not fundamentally disappointed. But we have to understand what happened here and move on to Silverstone ».
The debriefing at Ajo will therefore be detailed. Fortunately, against bad luck, John Zarco did his best to bring back five points which will count towards the results of this still open Moto2 season: “ the conditions proved complicated from the warm-up » explains the tricolor. “ The track was really different from the Sachsenring and I wasn't relaxed on the bike. I was hoping for less rain for the race, but in fact the downpour never stopped. The track was waterlogged. I got off to a good start and then tried to keep up with the leaders, but I couldn't. I wasn't comfortable. I rode at my own pace, telling myself that it was always better than falling. Towards the finish I felt better and my times were better. I finish eleventh, I score points ».
« Alex Rins had a great race even though he suffered throughout the weekend. I still have a good advantage in the championship after these two races. I feel strong and you have to stay optimistic, even in difficult times ". By 34 points, the advantage of John Zarco on his challenger Kidneys increased to 19 units. Next meeting at Silverstone in two weeks. Last year, the Frenchman won over the Spaniard.
