After having been a protagonist at Yamaha, an official KTM rider and one drafted thanks to Honda, Johann Zarco finds himself this time a Ducati satellite rider. All in just over a year. But the Frenchman thinks that he can now put down his bags and settle in as an added value to the Borgo Panigale factory. Even better, he aims to be absolutely essential in the long term, which means being the one who will stand up to Marc Márquez. Explanation…
Johann zarco has had a tumultuous run in MotoGP of late. Now under the awning Ducati, he would like to play a leading role: “ I'm happy to have many people who believe in me » comments the Frenchman about his new life. “ I didn't want to lose my abilities. I think I have already shown my potential in MotoGP but not completely. At one point, I was afraid of losing this feeling and this ability to go fast with a MotoGP, which on the contrary I felt very well before. »
But his famous sensations have not yet been fully recovered: “ I miss the feeling of being comfortable on the bike and doing everything a little more automatically. Everything I'm doing right now is under control, but I'm not rolling naturally yet » recognizes the teammate Tito Rabat. " I'm working on it, but it's not an easy thing to do. The experience I had also taught me how important it is to know how to adapt and know how to change my style. If you want to stay at a very high level, you have to be willing to change things. »
When everything is in place and the planets are aligned, the double Moto2 World Champion will be able to roll out his ambitious plan of attack: “ I think I can be the anti-Marc Márquez for Ducati, and I'm very happy about it. The goal I have set for myself in my career is to be in a factory team so I can win a world championship in MotoGP, so I would like to be that man. But I don't ask that question now, it's very early and you have to do a lot of things first and prove that you deserve one of those good places in the factory team » ends the tricolor on GP One.
