Torpedoed by Mir in Sepang, Zarco keeps morale high for Valencia

While battling in the top 10 on his Honda LCR, Johann Zarco had to retire after being hit in a hazardous pass by Joan Mir on the official Suzuki … Debriefing.

Unlucky but optimistic, Johann Zarco retains from the 2019 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix his good feelings and the potential of his Honda LCR, on which he replaces Takaaki Nakagami.

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"I must be happy with this race," said the Frenchman, who qualified ninth and fought for eighth place with Jack Miller, before beating Joan Mir with just three laps to go. “I had a good pace and was fighting with good riders. I still have to make progress to understand the Honda better and to ride it better, but I feel that there is good potential to be faster and to ride in outposts ".

"The race was good today", continues the n ° 5 whose future is not yet clearly defined for the 2020 season or the following ones. "It’s always difficult in Malaysia with the heat, but I was doing my best and controlling things pretty well. I fought well with Jack Miller for the eighth position, I was a little faster than him and j I tried to overtake him several times but he held up very well. Then with three laps to go I tried to overtake him again, but Joan Mir on the Suzuki tried an extreme overtaking … He totally got me Ejected and I couldn’t do anything to control the bike. It’s a shame, but what I keep in mind is that I had a good feeling again and I was in a better position. I must therefore continue to attack and learn, hoping that we will get a good result in Valencia ".

For his part, the Suzuki rider was penalized for "irresponsible driving" with an extended lap penalty ("") but did not see where the problem was. "It was the most difficult race of my life, I suffered a lot physically and I found that I couldn’t breathe very well since my lung injury", says Joan Mir without publicly apologizing for having released Johann Zarco…

2019 Malaysian MotoGP Grand Prix Results

1.  Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha 40’14.632
2. Marc MARQUEZ Honda +3.059
3. Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati +5.611
4. Valentino ROSSI Yamaha +5.965
5. Alex RINS Suzuki +6.350
6. Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha +9.993
7. Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha +12.864
8. Jack MILLER Ducati +17.252
9. Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati +19.773
10. Joan MIR Suzuki +22.854
11. Pol ESPARGARO KTM +24.821
12. Francesco BAGNAIA Ducati +30.251
13. Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia +30.447
14. Jorge LORENZO Honda +34.215
15. Mika KALLIO KTM +34.461
16. Hafizh SYAHRIN KTM +44.319
17. Karel ABRAHAM Ducati +47.343

Not classified 

• Johann ZARCO Honda 4 Tours
• Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 6 Tours
• Andrea IANNONE Aprilia 9 Tours

Provisional classification of the 2019 MotoGP championship

1. Marc MARQUEZ Honda 395
2. Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati 256
3. Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha 201
4. Alex RINS Suzuki 194
5. Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 176
6. Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha 172
7. Valentino ROSSI Yamaha 166
8. Jack MILLER Ducati 149
9. Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 133
10. Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha 115
11. Pol ESPARGARO KTM 94
12. Joan MIR Suzuki 83
13. Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda 74
14. Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia 56
15. Francesco BAGNAIA Ducati 54
16. Andrea IANNONE Aprilia 43
17. Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM 33
18. Johann ZARCO Honda 30
19. Jorge LORENZO Honda 25
20. Tito FLAP Ducati 18
21. Stefan BRADL Honda 16
22. Michele PIRRO Ducati 9
23. Hafizh SYAHRIN KTM 8
24. Sylvain GUINTOLI Suzuki 7
25. Karel ABRAHAM Ducati 7
26. Mika KALLIO KTM 3

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