Johann Zarco started fifteenth in this Andalusian Grand Prix which followed a week later that of Spain, contested on the same Jerez track. His starting position was less bad and his final ranking was more suitable, since ninth instead of eleventh. That being said, he is still more than 20 seconds from the winner, who is his compatriot Fabio Quartararo, dominant at the end of these two rounds. And then there were also eight retirements and thirteen drivers finishing. But the positive Avintia driver…
We know it, with Johann zarco, as long as everything is not exactly in its place, the results remain within the norm. That being said, the Frenchman wanted a top 10 finish at the checkered flag, and he got it. Ninth, he inserts himself between the beginner Alex Marquez, eighth, just over 4s ahead of him, and alex rins suffering the martyr with his collarbone just operated on, showing the same delay behind the GP19 marked with the number 5.
On his performance, Johann zarco comments: “ a 9th position is always a good result to take. Compared to last week, I had an improvement but the race was still difficult. Conditions were even warmer than last week. The high temperature of the asphalt made everything extremely difficult, but I still had good rear grip “he assures. " I had a good feeling at the start, but I missed a few tenths for three or four laps, which allowed me to go to a low 39 or a high 38 on the clock. I could see Dovi in front of me all the time, but I couldn't get close to him. The race was better, but I have to deal with some mistakes I made during the race that sometimes make you fall ».
“I still lack control over the bike”
« I finished in ninth place, the results are good points taken, even if there were a lot of crashes in the race. Of course, many have fallen but that is how it is. To get points, you must first see the checkered flag. Giving the best in every moment is the only way to understand things. The first two weeks were pretty good, now we're going to the Czech Republic, hopefully I'll take all this information and do even better in Brno. I think the Ducati will have more advantages on a faster track, so I'm looking forward to seeing our level in the Czech Republic ».
The Frenchman finishes: “ the work put in paid off. And I also had better sensations in the race to be able to play better with the other drivers and to be able to impose myself a little more. I just still lacked this ability at the start of the race to manage to ride five tenths faster to take the right car but I still lack control over the bike to get these tenths ».
MotoGP Jerez 2 J3: race classification
