If, since the Superprestigio which took place in December, Johann Zarco has disappeared from the radar screens of Internet news, he returned two days ago through an interview carried out in Barcelona by Pascal Coville for the newspaper website The Team.
Before taking a few brief weeks of vacation, the one who made a sensational entry into the MotoGP category spoke at length with the French journalist who, in particular, asked him to react to the various statements made by Valentino Rossi about him, and , in particular, to the one comparing him to the fiery Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen...
Johann zarco : « It wasn't a dig. During Yamaha private testing in Malaysia (see here), he observed my braking while driving behind me and made this comment, nice actually. It took on proportions because, as soon as Rossi speaks, everyone listens. He is the one who makes others famous. This was already the case at the start of the season, when he said: “Zarco is boring, he still thinks he's in Moto2, we can't do that in MotoGP”! Or at the end of the season: “Zarco, he’s one of us, he rides like the best.” Every time he spoke about me good or bad, he built my notoriety.”
The rest of the interview is also interesting and full of common sense, touching not only on his views on the other riders Rossi, Márquez, Dovizioso and Lorenzo, but also on the more important themes such as his bike, his family , falls and death.
But to find out about this, you will have to pay a little less than a euro to access the protected content of the site. The Team...
