After lackluster winter testing and a solid start to the season but not up to the level of his domination of last year, Johann Zarco seems to have completely regained his best level since the Italian Grand Prix; that of true boss of a Moto2 category which is nevertheless hotly contested by some future MotoGP riders!
In Barcelona, where he had already achieved "flawless" last year, the French driver once again won on the Catalan track after beating, cleanly and implacably, Alex Rins who was trying to escape.
After having established himself in the press room the day before, it was a very beautiful and very powerful demonstration, the symbolism of which undoubtedly did not escape David Brivio to whom the two pilots made eyes for sitting on a GSX-RR next year.
And if, in this area, the Spaniard seems to hold the rope well, the Frenchman will nevertheless go to Japan within a week to try the beautiful…
In the meantime, out of simple respect, the tradition of the back flip celebrating a victory for #5 was put aside during this disastrous weekend.
Johann zarco : “Good race for me today. Starting from pole position always helps. It wasn't that bad, the start, I was able to quickly catch up and try to overtake. I felt good. Rins took the lead and it was seen that he wanted to escape. But I was able to stay behind him, analyze, and save my tires, to be as comfortable as possible at the end of the race. It's true that on the first part of the circuit, I was faster than him. He was better on this last part, this new part. But having thought carefully, with seven laps to go, I took the lead of the race to try to escape. The strategy was the right one.
So a real pleasure to take these twenty-five points in the Championship. This is the perfect situation for me. Now, a victory to dedicate to Luis, to his tribute. We lost a friend, a pilot friend, and to give this victory, to have done the maximum today, it's the best thing I could do, but I think we did it all together with the pilots , There is not just one winner today; we are together on the podium, all the riders in the Moto2 category, to give their maximum, and give it back to Luis. »
