Friday had perhaps started too well. In the rhythm to play for the top 10 and receiving the compliments of the Ducati staff as well as Andrea Dovizioso who observed him on the track, Johann Zarco faced this Saturday pumped up. But the planets have not aligned. Add to that a few grains of sand or even a handful of gravel and you are twentieth in a MotoGP where every thousandth counts. Despite bad luck, the Frenchman still does his best…
So it wasn't the Saturday of Johann zarco. The new recruit of Ducati did not experience the success he had anticipated the day before. Rather than finding himself in the hoped-for top 10, he found himself on the edge of the top 20… Place from which he will start for the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix of the 2020 MotoGP season: “ it's sad » regrets the Avintia pilot, just thirty years old. “ I failed to use important moments in my favor. I made mistakes and everything wasn't perfect ».
« I have to overtake a lot of drivers. Then we will see what is possible. But I'm still hungry » he assures. On his failed qualifications and his fall, he adds: “ it's not a drama. The first race will be difficult for everyone. For me, it was only the ninth day that I sat on this motorcycle. I don't know the bike that well yet. I still lack confidence, but it's getting better with each lap »
“I dream of following the best and fighting them”
Another problem is the fact that Jerez is not necessarily considered a circuit Ducati. That is why zarco was already clear after the free practice: “ Friday wasn't so bad, but it would have been difficult to reach Q2 straight away. I wanted to improve my time, but missed the right drivers at crucial times. » Ultimately, he was 0,7 seconds behind his best time from the third free practice session and one place behind his teammate Tito Rabat.
The goals are always big for the thirty-year-old, who struggled at KTM last year: “ I dream of following the best and fighting them ". We'll see this Sunday...
MotoGP Jerez 1 J2: Q2 and Q1 times
