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GP of Rep. Czech – Zarco (7th): "This seventh place remains a good result"

Analyzes - GP of Rep. Czech - Zarco (7th): & quot; This seventh place remains a good result & quot; -

Johann Zarco, who announced he was putting a little distance from Laurent Fellon at the opening of the 2018 Czech Republic GP, is satisfied with his seventh place on the Brno circuit, 6.159 sec behind the winner Dovizioso. Debriefing.

Johann Zarco, Yamaha Tech3 (7th in qualifying and 7th in race): "It was a great race, finished seventh like in qualifying. From the start, I was able to fight. I would have liked perhaps to overtake more riders, but it was complicated because I was slipping a lot. I think my The choice of tires was the right one because that’s what gave me a good entry pace. In the second part of the race, I was also able to set good lap times. ".

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"However, it was not enough to catch up with Danilo (Petrucci, 6th, editor’s note). But I had this group in sight and I was able to turn almost as fast. I’m happy, this good feeling is coming back gradually. But we are not yet at 100% and that can be felt on the last laps. Anyway, this seventh place remains a good result. We will get back to work tomorrow, to have better feelings and that should help me a lot for the rest of the season ".

Site analysis : Would Johann Zarco be a follower of the Coue method, this deliberately positive approach supposed to improve everyday life? Still, the French is surprisingly calm after having spent almost the entire Czech Republic GP alone in 7th place … Besides his pumps, the French? No: realistic !

Analyzes - GP of Rep. Czech - Zarco (7th): & quot; This seventh place remains a good result & quot; -

However, the French have never been able to catch the leading pilots, or even stay in contact with the second group that Petrucci closes. Even more worrying: Johann fails for the sixth time in a row outside the Top 5, he who signed two second places at the start of the season (in Argentina and Jerez) and in the aftermath of his ambition to win his first MotoGP race !

But what does it matter for n ° 5: the main thing is not the result in itself, but rather the positive sensations experienced again on his private M1. Admittedly, his position is not as good as expected, but the Frenchman says he has returned to his "racing driver feeling" during this tenth round of the season. And it’s those good impressions that make her smile !

Analyzes - GP of Rep. Czech - Zarco (7th): & quot; This seventh place remains a good result & quot; -

"I was missing something", admits Johann, 6th in the provisional with three points ahead of "Petrux". "But now I’m sure I can find that something with my team, because we have several races in a row and not a lot of rest, which will be an advantage to move forward".

The "Zarco-Fellon" duo at the center of attention in Brno

It should be noted that Johann Zarco is one of the few riders – along with Viñales, Bautista and Smith – to have opted for a combination of medium tires at the front and soft at the rear, unlike most riders who started with hard gums in front and behind. Could this daring choice be the cause of his difficulties in the second part of the race? ?

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"My tire choice was the right one", assures on the contrary the future KTM rider, who was pressed for questions throughout the weekend after revealing his "" with his manager and mentor, Laurent Fellon…

"Laurent remains my coach, but he is no longer in charge of the" management "part: that does not change the way we work on the circuits", explained Johann at the opening of the Czech Republic GP, insisting on the fact that ‘he has not "quarreled" with his French manager and wants to continue working with him.

Still, this modification suggests that the French driver would like to take more control of his career, where the shadow of Fellon hovered so far over all his career choices. Last example: the choice – contested – to sign with KTM even before discussing with Honda-Repsol, to the chagrin of HRC manager Alberto Puig who had planned to meet Johann during the Spanish GP…

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