After those of Sepang and Buriram, during these tests in Losail we are resuming our habit of referring to you in full the words of Johann Zarco, in a raw way, therefore without any journalistic formatting or distortion.
Alongside the sometimes slightly formatted communication of traditional press releases, the exchanges between the French rider and the journalists in the hospitality of the Monster Yamaha Tech3 team are of a richness and simplicity that true enthusiasts will appreciate (you can find all his past debriefings in our section “Interviews").
There is always the little detail that immerses us more every day in the world of MotoGP…
You are currently second, one hour from the end of the session. It was a good day ?
Johann zarco, 4th at +0.288, 49 laps: “Yes, a great day. We made a lot of progress with the new tire, and I'm happy with that. Even with the used tires or with the medium tire, we have a very good pace, so it's very interesting. The conditions were better than yesterday and we found what we were missing. We continue to work on this because I feel that we are at a good level, but maybe not at the top level to fight for victory. So we work. What I can feel on the bike is really good, and the top speed is also very good here, so I'm having a lot of fun. »
Are there any specific things you're going to work on tomorrow versus today?
“Exactly the same way of working: always try little things to get a better feeling and, above all, when the feeling is good and then the time improves, we have everything in hand. »
In French…
“It was a great second day. The conditions were better. We suffered much less from tire degradation. There was a nice improvement in the time with the new tires, so I'm happy with all this progress. I feel that we are at a very good level but not yet at a top level to fight for victory, so tomorrow, we will continue in this same direction of work and try small things to each time have better results. sensations, and above all, gain a few tenths on each lap. »
MotoGP #QatarTest J.2 Ranking:
- Andrea Iannone 1'54.586s
- Andrea Dovizioso +0.041s
- Marc Marquez +0.167s
- Johann Zarco +0.288s
- Alex Rins +0.381s
- Cal Crutchlow +0.406s
- Maverick Vinales +0.465s
- Danilo Petrucci +0.602s
- Jack Miller +0.650s
- Dani Pedrosa +0.696s
- Valentino Rossi +0.730s
- Aleix Espargaro +0.874s
- Takaaki Nakagami +0.953s
- Jorge Lorenzo +0.976s
- Scott Redding +1.122s
- Bradley Smith +1.212s
- Tito Rabat +1.289s
- Karel Abraham +1.290s
- Franco Morbidelli +1.488s
- Alvaro Bautista +1.518s
- Hafizh Syahrin +1.677s
- Thomas Luthi +1.709s
- Xavier Simeon +2.209s
- Mika Kallio +2.632s
