MotoGP Qatar 2 D3: When Fabio Quartararo wants to find a job for Johann Zarco...

A French double on the podium in the premier category of the Grands Prix has never happened! In 1954, there was indeed Pierre Monneret (Gilera) and Jacques Collot (Norton) at the French GP in Reims, but they were 1 and 3…

Also, today, at the end of the MotoGP Grand Prix of Doha in Qatar, the podium ceremony could have been imbued with a certain formalism for fabio quartararo, the winner, and Johann zarco, his dolphin.

As you saw, it was nothing of the sort because to celebrate this almost unique moment, Johann zarco began to sing the French national anthem at the top of his lungs, which caused a lot of laughter fabio quartararo.

A moment where emotion and complicity mixed together, which, beyond the purely sporting feat, was a pleasure to see. fabio quartararo explained it a few minutes later in front of the camera of the official MotoGP.com website.

fabio quartararo : “Honestly, I was very moved but when I heard Johann sing the national anthem…
He's a good singer, he could make it his job. I'll find him a job when he gets old. All this made me laugh on the podium, but honestly I want to congratulate him because he had some difficult times. But singing the French national anthem together, with friends, was one of the best moments I have known. »

Johann zarco, he waited for the press conference to clarify: “Whether Fabio wins the race and I finish second, my happiness is the same. That's why I really wanted to sing, because we had to realize how phenomenal what we did today was for French motorcycling. We had to appreciate it and we really did. He said it was maybe one of the best moments of his career, and I didn't realize it that way, but it's true that it's one of the best, maybe. being with the world titles a few years ago. But this moment was unique. »

Our two champions have not only marked the history of French motorcycling, they have visibly found a new bond…