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After many adventures, Johann Zarco bounced back at the very end of the game through a Ducati initiative. The Frenchman will therefore continue his journey in MotoGP, but not with state-of-the-art equipment while the Avintia structure which welcomes him is not short of pitfalls. However, a GP19 well supervised by a dedicated staff from Borgo Panigale should allow it to show itself favorably and to be part of the transfer market which will be agitated from the start of 2020. And then, every time there was a bit of Italy in his projects, Johann always touched on felicity…

And if the recipe for success Johann zarco was Dante's language? An ingredient that we hadn't necessarily thought of and that the tricolor likes to point out. With this latest fact: the success of his freelancing in three Grands Prix on the Honda of the team of a Lucio Cecchinello more Italian than ever! “ What I love about working with Cecchinello is that Italian feeling. It's a language that I love », explains thus zarco, remembering his Moto2 title years.

« When I spoke Italian, I won two world championships. It was a Finnish team, but the technicians were Italian and we spoke Italian. » The Frenchman talks about the years 2015 and 2016 in Aki Ajo's Moto2 team, during which he obtained the world champion title twice.

But what is this magic exuding from Italy? “ I do not know » recognizes the Frenchman. “ They just have a different passion in them. Maybe that goes for Spaniards too, but I don't speak enough Spanish to be able to say exactly that. » He will perhaps discover it with the Avintia team, even if, in this case, Johann always insisted on the fact that his contract was stamped Ducati. “ This language helped me to have this good feeling », insists zarco on Motorsport-total. " She just helped me feel comfortable quickly. It's also a question of passion, of atmosphere. » Let’s hope that this osmosis is confirmed in 2020 with the Borgo Panigale brand…

 

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