Johann Zarco is the most experienced rider in the Ducati clan, but he is not part of the official team which has bet on the youth of Jack Miller and Pecco Bagnaia. A duo who seemed to be able to lead the way for the brand after the Grand of Spain in Jerez. But two meetings later, it is the Frenchman who finds himself at the head of the drivers equipped in GP21, as he had been after the first two rounds in Qatar. Through his consistency and his profession, the Frenchman is doing an excellent job, not only in the championship but also in the development of the Desmosedici. The boss Gigi Dall'Igna is the first to rejoice…
Si Ducati is having a good first part of the season, it is undoubtedly because its official driver Jack Miller won two consecutive victories while his teammate bagnaia followed on the podium. But it is also, and perhaps especially given the ranking of the championnat pilots, thanks to the regularity of Johann zarco, recruited last year and put on a GP19 before being promoted to Pramac on a GP21.
The thirty-year-old double Moto2 World Champion only regrets one misstep in Portugal. Otherwise, he earns and even subscribes to the second place, which leads him to find himself as the closest threat to his compatriot fabio quartararo, which he trails by 14 points. A constancy which had succeeded perfectly to a certain Joan Mir last year. And we know what the official's destiny was Suzuki.
On this performance and this position in the title race, Johann zarco had commented on the evening of Grand Prix of Catalonia : " for me it would be nice to win but clearly, second place, 20 points, is still great for me. So, I'm not too worried about winning and don't put too much pressure on myself because I think it can come when everything is even better under control. But I continue to grow on the bike and it's a good feeling ».
« I feel that the Ducati has huge potential, I try to do my best to use it better and better each time, and when all situations are well controlled, maybe I will have victory. I always see something missing ". Certainly, but if the Frenchman progresses on the Ducati, he also advances the bike.
Gigi Dall'Igna: “Johann Zarco certainly helped us understand”
A contribution to the overall work of the manufacturer in MotoGP what pointed out Gigi Dall'Igna : " the goal was to improve certain aspects of the chassis and the racing situations we were fighting in. Johann's contribution is important because it comes from an interesting and different experience. It definitely helped us understand how to move in this direction ».
A progress that will be interesting to check at the next meeting of the German Grand Prix which will take place on a Sachsenring that looks like a turnstile, far from the wide open spaces that the Desmosedici love to devour so much: “ we go to the Sachsenring like here in Barcelona, with the certainty of having improved the bike in general » says the boss of Ducati Corse. “ This will be just as important for understanding how we do on this type of track. ».
By the way, during previous editions at the Sachsenring, Marc Márquez had no rival, but this year the music may be different: “ it is always difficult to talk about rivals. I don't have the information to judge what Honda did during Marc Márquez's absence and where the problem really lies. I'm already in too much trouble to think about it " finished Dall'Igna.
