Johann Zarco is taking advantage of his summer break by treating himself to both moments of rest and fun moments, like this unique introduction to skydiving, which undoubtedly also gave some thrills to his Pramac Ducati team... He is regaining strength for a second part of the season where he intends to play his card in the title race against his compatriot Fabio Quartararo. A second half that he will have to get off to a flying start since two races on the Red Bull Ring will come his way during the first two weekends of August. The Ducati's favorite route, and also a revenge to take on last year's controversy, which he remembers very well...
A " mayonnaise« , as Johann zarco says it so well, which went up after the collision with Morbidely which led the wrecks of the two affected motorcycles to brush past the officials Yamaha in full race what were then Red et Casa Particular in Viñales. The images were impressive, the emotion strong, and three members of VR46 were involved. Three ? Yes, because with Red et Morbidely pointed a bagnaia in competition with zarco for the handlebars of the Ducati official.
zarco although it defended itself and the Avintia team presented exonerating data on the incriminated braking, without the like ever coming from Petronas for Morbidely, the Frenchman was at the center of what was beginning to resemble a cleverly orchestrated media cabal. zarco, sanctioned, and with an injured wrist responded on the track by achieving the best qualifying time for the honor on the same track.
Zarco: “there was a real feeling of helplessness”
Since, bagnaia is in red and fourth overall, Red towards retirement, Morbidely will be replaced by Crutchlow at the start of the school year due to his operated and convalescing knee and Johann zarco is all the more in the small papers of Ducati that he is their best representative in the championship, finishing second overall... The Frenchman therefore weathered the storm and came out stronger than ever. But it remains in his memory as a lesson learned. In an interview on Canal +, he remembers this period: “ luckily I was busy with my injured wrist and had gone to Italy to have surgery. That way I didn't really see or know about all the mayonnaise that was going on. But there was a real feeling of helplessness. You feel that Valentino Rossi is powerful, he has a huge word, he brings too many people behind him » said the tricolor clearly.
On his relationship with Valentino Rossi, He specifies : " we can't say that he didn't like me at Yamaha, for me he was always an idol, he was always very busy so I never really got to chat with him. The only time I really spoke with him was ultimately that day of the accident in Austria, when I went to see him to tell him that everything was getting worse and that we needed to calm down a little, that I didn't do it on purpose, that I'm not crazy. I think he heard it clearly when we talked about it, but afterwards he still didn't agree ».
« But it was the best discussion I had with him. And There you go. We were a little in shock, and it was good to talk together. Anyway, he's a very intelligent guy who loves his sport and who loves life in general and that's nice. " finished Johann zarco, unshakeable.
