San Marino MotoGP GP – Zarco (15th): "The engine cut and I had to push"…

The image will remain in the annals of motorcycle sport: Johann Zarco who draws on his last reserves to cross the finish of the Grand Prix of San Marino 2017 by pushing his Yamaha, victim of gasoline failure in the last corner ! Courageous, the French beginner saves the point of 15th place in Misano at the last minute. MNC declaration and analysis.

Johann Zarco, Yamaha Tech3 (6th in qualifying and 15th in race):  “It was a tough race for everyone. I had a pretty good feeling with the bike and the gas tank, but we were a little too careful with the traction control settings and I was lacking acceleration. . That’s why I had to play around with the maps to find the right yield. When there was less water on the track, I was not as good as I expected. And then I saw Lorenzo and Crutchlow crash and I thought about the championship "…

“So I focused on my pace to keep my distance from Redding. I was seventh, and on the last lap I ran out of gas. I understood what was going to happen in the corner. So I tried to save the last few drops by staying in sixth on a trickle of gas. But in the last two left the engine cut out and I had to push. I knew I could still score points. The public m ‘encouraged, it was nice. I arrived on the line with my heart in the red to save a small point ".

What a heroic effort from Zarco as he pushes his bike over the line!

He still finished in the points

– MotoGP (@MotoGP)

 "Of course it’s the kind of thing that doesn’t make you happy, but the error is human and is part of the race. It can come from the driver or the team, you have to know how to share the good times like the bad. This weekend was not easy, but I still learned a lot of things, especially with the wet tires ".

• MNC of September 10, 2017 : 
• MNC file : 

Site analysis: Rossi who breaks his leg before his meeting at home,, Zarco who runs out of gasoline on the last lap … The bad luck has definitely set on the Yamaha clan in Misano! Courageously, the Tech3 rider still managed to cross the finish line by running alongside his M1, the last drops of fuel of which had evaporated in the last corner. The sequence is well underway to go around the web moto !

• MNC of September 11 : Michael van der Mark on Rossi’s Yamaha at the GP of Aragon
• GP of San Marino – Mark (1st): 
• GP of San Marino – Petrucci (2nd): 
• GP of San Marino – Dovizioso (3rd): 
• GP of San Marino – Viñales (4th): ""

Obviously disappointed with this "sporty" ending to say the least – which relegated him from 7th to 15th place in the race -, Johann was however careful not to incriminate his team, responsible for calculating the quantity of gasoline required. to take away to complete the race. A calculation a priori optimistic, despite traction control settings a little too castrating for the taste of the French pilot…

Johann Zarco consequently loses precious points in the provisional, Danilo Petrucci being the first to take advantage: with his second place behind Marquez, the Ducati Pramac rider consolidates his 7th place in the standings and comes back 15 short lengths of his French opponent (95 points against 110 for Johann). 

• MNC Interview – Zarco: "Objective on the podium in each race to earn an official motorcycle"

best private rider behind five official representatives (Marquez, Dovizioso, Viñales, Rossi and Pedrosa), with 40 points difference over Dani Pedrosa’s factory Honda (150 Vs 110). Remember that the rider new to MotoGP already has six forays into the Top 5 in thirteen races, including an unforgettable second place at home! His teammate, Jonas Folger, finished this San Marino GP in 9th place.

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