Johann Zarco enters his next MotoGP season at the age of 31. Like it or not, he is on the podium of the most experienced drivers on the field, with Andrea Dovizioso, now the oldest at 35, and Aleix Espargaró, 12 months older than the Frenchman. It is therefore time to unlock your victory counter in the premier category, and even more so this year when young people will be chased away on the transfer market. Furthermore, 2022 will be a campaign with 21 meetings, the longest in history. An advantage or a disadvantage when you are in your thirties?
Johann zarco is a motorcycle enthusiast at all levels. He has the license to ride behind handlebars on the road, he is mobilizing for the French generation which fills the gap FFM, and he continues his career as a very high-level rider in a MotoGP where the competition has never been so tough, and, in 2022, the season has never been so long.
A 31 years, the only one to have been twice consecutively champion in Moto2 ensures that this upcoming marathon campaign will not be insurmountable physically and morally: “ I think you can enjoy 20 weekends and compete with all your energy every time », he notes on Motorsport-total. " On the track and at home, you have to find a rhythm to be able to enjoy both worlds in order to have the most energy possible. However, we sometimes feel tired during consecutive races ", admits zarco.
« This also applies to races with tests to follow. During these weeks you are a little tired, but if there is always a week's break between races, then you have enough strength and energy », assures one of the three pilots Ducati of the 2021 vintage not to have materialized on the Desmosedici. However, he was on a GP21.
Johann Zarco: “ I know I can still aspire to something«
A lack that he recognizes: “ in the premier category, the dream of a title or dominant performances has not yet come true. There is something deep inside me that I still want to unlock. I don't necessarily feel like I didn't get to the end of something. It’s more of a motivation to know that I can still aspire to something,” comments the Frenchman.
Johann zarco finished fifth in the last championship, which is his best ranking at the end of a season in MotoGP. However, during the first part of the calendar, he had asserted himself as a potential candidate for the title before experiencing a detrimental slump in the last. An experience that he will undoubtedly be able to use this year to show himself in an even better light. And then, now, the young French people he helps train are looking at him…
