This is one of the racing events that could have cost Johann Zarco dearly. But thanks to his talent, his determination and his composure, this was not the case. The Frenchman held his podium and this penalty imposed did not make him give up. Penalty? Yes, because Pol Espargaró, furious at being dominated by his rookie teammate at KTM, made more and more mistakes. And wanting to catch one as quickly as possible, he fell back on the Avintia pilot. The rest, here it is…
Johann zarco held the rope and Pol Espargaro who had just turned offshore wanted to close the door when all was lost. The inevitable happened: the KTM official ended up meeting the Ducati GP19 Avintia. On impact, the Spaniard fell, while the Frenchman, destabilized, remained on his wheels.
Pol Espargaro, already exasperated by the current exploit of his young teammate, illustrated his dismay with forceful gestures in the gravel trap. What influence the officials? In all, the latter decided to penalize Johann zarco for a long time...
An absurd and shameful penalty according to Casey Stoner
The double World Champion did so by innovating: he invented the “ long fast lap » while carrying out his sanction with panache. He could not pass faster in this strip of asphalt, nor closer to the white strip delimiting it. And it came out under the mustaches of fabio quartararo. And always third!
This did not make him proud Pol Espargaro nor diminished the joy of KTM who tasted victory for the first time with Brad Binder. But the coast of Johann zarco soared and he even made friends. An example with Casey Stoner, who gave his clear opinion on this episode on his social network…
Next week, we will settle in for two weekends at the Red Bull Ring. It is the national territory of KTM and a circuit where Ducati has never known defeat... Looking forward to the reunion!
