MotoGP Germany J1, Johann Zarco (Ducati/10): “I'm not an idiot and Marc Marquez can't blame me, it's just ridiculous”

Johann Zarco is not the type to seek controversy and he is much harder on himself than looking for excuses, unlike most of his colleagues, as prestigious and emblematic as they may be. We're talking here about a Marc Marquez who has been freewheeling for a while and who not only falls more often than not but crushes everything in front of him. But this time, with what happened at the end of P2 in Germany, the Pramac driver decided to put an end to it and put things back in the right order. Sparkling eight-time world champion or not.

Johann zarco was of course aware of the analysis of Marc Marquez on the accident which involved him at the end of P2, with this sentence from the official Honda : " it's Zarco who shouldn't have been there and who should have been more careful ". Ah good ? And tomorrow we might learn that Johann zarco will have to take a long lap? The one who may only be a double Moto2 World Champion, but who is nonetheless, reacted: “ he loses control a little when he speaks. I think we can say it was some sort of racing incident ».

Johann zarco continues on Motorsport : " it can happen, although it would be better if it didn't. We can say that exiting the pit lane is a little tricky, but we are used to it and we try to be careful, like I was when I tried to leave. I was waiting outside, I came out of the pits, then I braked, then I turned and saw a big group coming ».

« I lifted the bike, then I saw Marc's. I raised my bike a little more and he only hit my machine, and not my legs or feet » specifies the tricolor who regrets what everyone saw next: “ he could have at least come when I was on the floor. I can understand why he wanted to run back to his bike to get another lap time, but because of the red flag he could have seen that everything was fine ».

Johann Zarco: “ I'm a nice guy but and he can't blame me because I'm a nice guy »

He mentioned : " I like the way Marc rides and the way he pushes. He's a champion, but he loses control a little when he speaks. He should think twice before speaking because the simple fact of having the idea of ​​saying that it is my fault, it's not acceptable ».

« I'm a nice guy and he can't blame me because I'm a nice guy. It happened in another big accident three years ago in Austria 2020 with Franco Morbidelli. I was shot in the back three years ago and everyone said it was my fault. Today OK, it would have been better not to have this, but at least say “sorry” ».

« I saw him 15 minutes after the session. He came pretty quickly and said, “I was scared.” OK, but then don't say it was anyone's fault. We must accept this and he just loses a little control when he speaks now, which is a bit sad ».

He finishes : " I'm fine, physically I'm fine. I received a big blow to the top of my butt, which is why I couldn't move immediately. I felt weird, but it seems nothing is broken. I'm going to check with the physiotherapist now to see if it's okay for tomorrow. But it's good. We just have a destroyed motorcycle and the mechanics will stay late to repair it. We will have a new chassis tomorrow because the chassis was destroyed. But that's part of things. We just need to control our words because I'm not an idiot and he can't blame me. It's simply ridiculous ". Even a Marc Marquez maybe next to his pumps.

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