362,4 km/h! This is the record speed reached by Johann Zarco at the end of the 1 meters of the straight line of the Losail circuit in Qatar, at the cost of braking ending in the gravel.
The MotoGP world championship is present this weekend at Mugello, where Andrea Dovizioso held the previous record with 356,7 km/h thanks to the almost straight 1141 meters.
The question therefore arises as to whether the venue's record will be broken, which there is little doubt, and whether the absolute record held by the Frenchman will be undermined. And there, a number begins not only to float in people's minds, but also to be stated by Ducati riders...
Therefore, Michele Pirro, which replaces
George Martin convalescent, states: “ After Qatar, 365 km/h is possible. And we want the record in Italy! »
The Ducati test rider also specifies that he will have better equipment than when he does traditional wildcards...
« Like I said, being an alternate and not a wildcard means a different schedule. I'm using Jorge Martín's bike, whereas usually I have the test team's bike, so my own, to improve something for the future. This time the job is to be strong in every session. »
Francis Bagnaia, for its part, seems to leave this task to Johann zarco : " We'll see how fast he goes. I use the aspirations a little less than him, I prefer to ride more alone. When you're on the straight, the Ducati is scary, and we'll see if we can beat that record. But I don't think braking from 365km/h at San Donato is easy. »
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