At Ducati, we approach this sixth round of the 21 scheduled for this MotoGP season with mixed feelings. Because if it was hoped that the brand would emerge as leader in the constructor's championship and be in contention with one of its drivers for the title, it was above all expected that this scenario would turn out to be red. However, neither of the two residents of the factory is currently playing the leading roles. On the other hand, it is the satellite teams Gresini, a newcomer to the fold, and Pramac who are flying the colors of Bologna. And even in the latter case, nothing goes according to plan. Because it is Johann Zarco who dominates Jorge Martin…
Furthermore, it is always Johann zarco which gives the best position in the general drivers classification to a GP22 which remains behind its elder GP21 well led by Enea Bastianini with two successes in five races contested. A great series for the pilot Gresini who, however, made his first misstep last weekend by falling during the Portuguese Grand Prix : " certainly a shame, we could have done well, we got off to a good start, we got off to a good start. I was trying to recover, I did three laps behind Pol Espargarò and I couldn't overtake him. I tried to the limit at turn 1, then hoping to gain ground I pushed harder and I made a mistake, I got a little carried away » regrets the protégé of Charles Pernat.
The bitterness is all the more appropriate as 'Bestia' had the pace to finish between 4th and 5th place. “ A great comeback, we were turning strong, we had the potential to finish further ahead. It was a special weekend, we worked well and the bike was good, we didn't miss anything in the dry ". And then the Italian says above all: “ the world championship remains open. Yes, wide open ».
An end result far from what @ Bestia23 would have wanted!
This crash meant Enea relinquished the Championship lead! 😮#PortugueseGP 🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/E2MtlZ26xb
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) April 25, 2022
Johann Zarco: “ I can't run without believing in the title«
A title race in which a Frenchman intends to take part. And we're not talking about fabio quartararo, since the latter is already on the radar, leading the general classification since its demonstration in Portimao. It is therefore a question of Johann zarco who declared on Moto sprint ahead of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez: “ I can't run without believing in the title. Almost every driver has the ability to get on the podium and if you do, it's obvious you're in the running. It would be a shame not to believe it ».
The double World Champion is currently fifth in the provisional general classification with 51 points, or 18 behind his compatriot who holds the crown on Yamaha. Ducati leads the constructors' championship with 106 points ahead of KTM and Suzuki who have 70 units, one more than Yamaha. Aprilia is four lengths behind, but the world's leading manufacturer Honda only has 44 points in its bag...
