Between official interview and extensive technical debriefing about Philippe Coulon's Suzuki, it was impossible to let Johann Zarco leave without asking him THE question.
The question of this famous half-second which, in Moto2 as elsewhere, transforms you from an excellent rider into a Top rider coveted by all or, conversely, forces those who on that day do not have it to secure big points.
This winter, during pre-season testing, our reigning world champion was missing it, then he found it in Argentina before having to return it to Alex Rins in the USA.
But where exactly does this golden half-second come from?
We asked Johann Zarco…
PS: we are sorry for the framing and have punished the culprit! To make up for it, he included a video of the French rider making contact with the Suzuki RG 500…