MotoGP Johann Zarco: “I’m a little disgusted with the turn these events have taken”

The terrible accident which took place during the first part of the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend, on a track of the Red Bull Ring which will host the Styrian Grand Prix this Sunday, continues to fuel the chronicle . Fortunately, there were no injuries, or worse, even though we learned today that Johann Zarco was going to have scaphoid surgery in Italy. But the Frenchman has another injury, it is internal. Bruises to the soul caused by the flood of criticisms and accusations which poured on him after the clash with Franco Morbidelli. This Thursday he will even have to justify himself before the court of his peers...

Days have passed since this miraculous Sunday for a MotoGP which experienced its most violent accident without reporting any victims. Or almost, since Johann zarco still goes under the knife to treat an injured scaphoid. But there were other blows received, and they were delivered to the Frenchman's head by some of his peers and Grand Prix retirees. In essence, it would be surprisingly in all bad moves, and in the case of Austrian Grand Prix, his maneuver was evaluated as murderous by Morbidely. For its part, Valentino Rossi, not yet completely recovered from his fright, asks for explanations, because he was not convinced by the explanations given by the Frenchman.

The Avintia team for which he officiates with the support of Ducati found Datas showing that John Zarco had braked very late during the events, thus ruling out the hypothesis of a malignant maneuver in front of Morbidely. But nothing works. It’s like a cabal has been launched…

In the columns of the daily l'Equipe, we learn that he will have to explain himself to the commissioners of the END this Thursday, on the site of the Red Bull Ring which will then be at its weapons vigil for its Grand Prix of Styria. On this situation, the compatriot of fabio quartararo admits: “ I am a little disgusted with the turn these events have taken. In the end, I'm the one who gets hurt and gets blamed. ".

An offensive from the VR46 Academy?

« I explained myself on Sunday evening with Franco Morbidelli and Valentino Rossi, They then admitted that there was nothing crazy about my maneuver. I overtook under braking and was on my way when Franco touched my rear wheel. Carmelo Ezpeleta made me understand that it was important for me to explain myself, and I will do it in front of the officials as I did after the race with Franco and Valentino »

It is in this state of mind and physically diminished that he presents himself for the fifth meeting of the season and the second in two weeks in Austria. But be careful, a package cannot be ruled out: “ If I'm not able to drive, I'll skip it to be at best at the beginning of September when a new series of three successive races will begin in Misano and Barcelona »

It will be noted that since it was acquired that Dovizioso will not be a Ducati official in 2021, competition has opened in the Borgo Panigale clan to be awarded the vacant position. John Zarco is a potential candidate, as is Francis Bagnaia, protected from Valentino Rossi as is Franco Morbidelli as part of the VR46 Academy…