Catalan GP MotoGP – Zarco (7th): "The bike was frankly not easy to manage"

Disappointment for Johann Zarco, who finished seventh in the 2018 Catalan Grand Prix as the Tech3 driver hoped to bounce back from his 10th place in Italy… MNC Statements and Analysis.

Johann Zarco, Yamaha Tech3 (8th in qualifying and 7th in race) : "I was hoping my choice of the midrange rear tire would help me more, but it didn’t. Either way I couldn’t have had a better pace with a soft tire. overall, this race was not that bad. I just had some bad luck at times, both at the start and afterwards "…

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"It spoiled my pace a bit and I admit that I also had a bit of trouble at the end physically, because the bike was frankly not easy to manage. In the end, I have to settle for seventh place. disappointed, but I think we are on the right track to understand what is wrong. I really hope it will be better in the next races. In any case, we will continue to work on the settings ".

Site analysis: Since his, Johann Zarco has struggled to reproduce his performances at the start of the season, when he finished every second race on the podium (then, then).

In Catalonia, the Tech3 rider finished for the third time in a row outside the Top 5, which had not happened to him since last fall when he finished 15th in San Marino (Italy), 9th in Aragon (Spain) then 8th in Japan. Some will probably be tempted to see a link with his time at KTM, before the Spanish GP… 

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Has the n ° 5 lost its legendary concentration by dint of imagining its future with the Orange brand? Would his M1 be less "pampered" by Yamaha since the crest of Iwata knows it is leaving for the competition? These questions circulate in the paddock, without really convincing but without being totally dismissed….

Johann Zarco, indifferent to these palaver, believes for his part that his race was largely spoiled by a bad start: the French – 5th last year at Montmelo – lost four positions before the end of the first lap, from 8th place on the grid to 12th. In MotoGP, such a failed start does not forgive…

Taxed at the end of the race by a decidedly efficient Maverick Viñales only in the second part, the n ° 5 consoled himself with his fourth place in the provisional standings, just four short lengths behind the official Yamaha (73 against 77 points). Johann however finds himself under threat from Danilo Petrucci, 5th with 71 points… 

For the Tech3 clan, the disappointment is all the greater as Johann Zarco’s teammate, Hafizh Syarhin, went to the high-side as he was engaged in a spectacular comeback that had led him from 14th place on the grid in ninth position! "I had an incredible feeling, but I made a mistake", regrets the Malaysian beginner.

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