The post-qualifying conference for this 2016 Japanese Grand Prix brought together Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez, Jorge Lorenzo, Johann Zarco and Hiroki Ono.
As usual, we therefore offer you a full “raw” translation of the words of Johann zarco, without any journalistic formatting or distortion.
A very important pole position…
“I’m very happy, yes. For a few events I have been struggling in the race and now it was time to talk with the team and get back to real work, better work, in the box, on the bike and on myself. And I did it well. It's a circuit that I like and so it's already a positive point, and when I don't have the best feeling, I have to stay calm and take the time to work, take the time to improve, and we we did it well. I am very happy. In qualifying, the plan was to do a lot of laps on the first outing even with a fairly heavy package, but I needed that feeling to prepare for the race for tomorrow. And finally, even in these conditions, I was second or third; so it was positive and when we fitted the new tires at the end, I had good times. so I'm just happy, it's important for confidence and to prepare for the race. Being on the front row and on pole is like a bonus. Rins is struggling this weekend and that's why I have to do my race. If I can get the victory, I will be focused for that, but if my opponents are very strong, finishing on the podium will just be fantastic for me because I want another podium and enjoy this moment well. »
“It's important for confidence.. Rins is struggling this weekend.. a podium would be fantastic” – Zarco#JapaneseGP https://t.co/oVyeYXfTJ8
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 15, 2016
