The first two Grands Prix of the season have completely shaken up the predictions made this winter based on the progress of the 2021 campaign, and this is not to displease a certain Johann Zarco. The Frenchman, almost without making any noise, finds himself before the Argentine Grand Prix second Ducati rider in the championship, in fifth place in the general classification and first equipped in GP22 in the clan of Gigi Dall'Igna. While we saw him subject to the law of Bagnaia and his teammate Jorge Martin, he takes stock of them at the start of the vintage which still promises many surprises. The Frenchman has already validated one that he sees lasting until the end: KTM…
Johann zarco still hasn't won on a Ducati, but he got on his first podium of the season in Indonesia. It is, by the way, the active rider with the most MotoGP podiums, 12, without having won a victory. Zarco managed to be the first driver to get on the podium with the Desmosedici GP22, a performance that put him in the top 5 of the provisional general classification, just six points behind the leader. Enea Bastianini. A hierarchy which honors a builder who was not expected at such a celebration and who is KTM. The Austrian brand indeed places its drivers Brad Binder et Miguel Oliveira in second and fourth place, and it is the only factory capable of claiming such a good overall result in MotoGP at this point of the year
A situation which initially amused the Pramac driver with this mention about the Portuguese, winner at Mandalika: “ if we can repeat this kind of podiums, it will be good, and as Miguel speaks French well, we will be able to enjoy sharing the event together ". But he also says with more seriousness: “ for two years the gaps have been so close that you can have different guys on the podium. Clearly, to fight for the championship, the most consistent who is on this podium will be in the top three at the end of the season. The podium in Qatar was something we didn't expect from KTM, and there, Miguel's start was truly incredible. I think there will be different guys, but they will be there ».
Johann Zarco: “we don't yet have the complete package to have the winning bike"
And himself, with this GP22 which was considered the scarecrow during the off-season? Johann zarco admits that we will have to wait a little longer… “ We are still working on the GP22 “, declared the Frenchman. “ We don't yet have the complete package to have the winning bike. We are working on it. I think Argentina can be a good track for us, it's a track that I like. For the next races we will see because each race is different ". And he ends: “ I hope to have better control of the bike. Once we have this, I will be able to enjoy it more and be stronger ».
