Analyzes – Johann Zarco (retirement after a crash): “too bad, because the race was interesting” … –

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Johann Zarco (retirement after a crash): "too bad, because the race was interesting"…

Analyzes - Johann Zarco (abandonment after fall): & quot; pity, because the race was interesting & quot; ... -

After announcing his departure from KTM next season, Johann Zarco failed to finish the MotoGP British GP … To make matters worse, the French crashed into KTM Tech3 rider Miguel Oliveira, with whom he was fighting for the top 10… Statements.

Johann Zarco, official KTM n ° 5 (14th in qualifying and retirement in the race)  : "It’s a shame I crashed because the race was interesting. I was in control and was looking to pass Miguel in this slow corner, as I had done with others during practice – but in the end I didn’t than to apologize to him for ruining his race ".

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"All weekend I had been a little faster", regrets the French: "now I just have to wait for Misano (on September 15, where he will be demoted three places on the starting grid for "dangerous driving", Editor’s note) hoping to have the same type of feeling ".

MNC Analysis : Without Pol Espargaro, 9th in his KTM n ° 44 just two seconds behind Cal Crutchlow 6th – and to a lesser extent the 13th place of Hafizh Syahrin who signs his best result – this British GP would have been even more disappointing for the Austrian manufacturer. Johann, too optimistic in his overtaking, not only put an end to his race but also sent Miguel Oliveira into the gravel…

"We are very happy with Pol’s performance as everyone had to deal with tires and gasoline," said the Red Bull KTM team manager. "On the other hand, we are not very happy with Johann’s fall," continues Mike Leitner: "it was really bad luck that he hit Miguel and the two go down, but we have to accept it".

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We can easily imagine the atmosphere that reigns in the KTM clan, but it is above all Zarco’s future that now appears increasingly gloomy. So much so that his sponsor Maxxess launched a hashtag on social media, which looks more like a charity than a well-considered career plan….

To date, the two-time Moto2 world champion’s options would be three in number: test rider for Yamaha in place of Jona Folger, return to Moto2 or leave for WorldSBK. However Zarco – who receives a penalty of three places for the next GP – claims to have no serious contact in SBK for the moment, but thinks he can return to a good MotoGP in 2021 after a 2020 season as a tester…

Pol Espargaro, official KTM n ° 44 (13th in qualifying and 9th in race): "The race was difficult … The rather high temperatures at the end made the track more slippery than expected and I struggled with the rear tire. Anyway, we were in the group. fighting for sixth place and we should be happy. We took some good points and we are playing for the top 10 in the championship. The bike is getting better and better and we are doing a good job to compete with Honda and Ducatis . Misano, in three weeks, will not be the easiest for me but I was already quick at it. We will have a test in a few days and we will see what we can do ".

Miguel Oliveira, KTM satellite Tech3 n ° 88 (15th in qualifying and retirement in the race): "I’m disappointed that I crashed with Johann, there is nothing more to say. I felt confident the bike was running well, it was a realistic opportunity to finish in the top 10 again, but unfortunately it ended too early. I’m looking forward to the next GP ".

Hafizh Syahrin, KTM satellite Tech3 n ° 55 (20th in qualifying and 13th in race): "It was a long and difficult race. At the beginning I tried to ride safely but I didn’t really find the right rhythm. After ten laps I managed to gradually recover and I had my best lap on the last one. I am so sorry for the team and for everyone because I just lacked confidence in myself. It is sure that it will be different in Misano, because I will work hard to rebuild my confidence, including during the tests ".

2019 British MotoGP Grand Prix Results

  1. Alex RINS – Team Suzuki Ecstar – Suzuki: 40’12.799
  2. Marc MARQUEZ – Repsol Honda Team – Honda: + 0.013
  3. Maverick VIÑALES – Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP – Yamaha: + 0.620
  4. Valentino ROSSI – Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP – Yamaha: + 11.439
  5. Franco MORBIDELLI – Petronas Yamaha SRT – Yamaha: + 13.109
  6. Cal CRUTCHLOW – LCR Honda Castrol – Honda: + 19.169
  7. Danilo PETRUCCI – Ducati Team – Ducati: + 19.682
  8. Jack MILLER – Pramac Racing – Ducati: + 20.318
  9. Pol ESPARGARO – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing – KTM: + 21.079
  10. Andrea IANNONE – Aprilia Racing Team Gresini – Aprilia: + 25.144
  11. Francesco BAGNAIA – Pramac Racing – Ducati: + 40.317
  12. Sylvain GUINTOLI – Team Suzuki Ecstar – Suzuki: + 45.478
  13. Hafizh SYAHRIN – Red Bull KTM Tech 3 – KTM: + 54.783
  14. Jorge LORENZO – Repsol Honda Team – Honda: + 56.651
  15. Karel ABRAHAM – Reale Avintia Racing – Ducati: + 1’29.282
  16. Tito RABAT – Reale Avintia Racing – Ducati: + 1’31.716
  17. Takaaki NAKAGAMI – LCR Honda Idemitsu – Honda: + 1’40.420

Unclassified :

  • Miguel OLIVEIRA – Red Bull KTM Tech 3 – KTM 12 Tours
  • Johann ZARCO – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing – KTM 12 Tours
  • Aleix ESPARGARO – Aprilia Racing Team Gresini – Aprilia 1 Tour
  • Fabio QUARTARARO – Petronas Yamaha SRT – Yamaha 0 Tour
  • Andrea DOVIZIOSO – Ducati Team – Ducati 0 Lap

Provisional classification of the 2019 MotoGP championship

  1. Marc MARQUEZ Honda 250
  2. Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati 172
  3. Alex RINS Suzuki 149
  4. Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 145
  5. Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha 118
  6. Valentino ROSSI Yamaha 116
  7. Jack MILLER Ducati 94
  8. Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha 92
  9. Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 88
  10. Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha 69
  11. Pol ESPARGARO KTM 68
  12. Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda 62
  13. Joan MIR Suzuki 39
  14. Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia 33
  15. Francesco BAGNAIA Ducati 29
  16. Andrea IANNONE Aprilia 27
  17. Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM 26
  18. Johann ZARCO KTM 22
  19. Jorge LORENZO Honda 21
  20. Stefan BRADL Honda 16
  21. Tito RABAT Ducati 14
  22. Michele PIRRO Ducati 9
  23. Sylvain GUINTOLI Suzuki 7
  24. Hafizh SYAHRIN KTM 6
  25. Karel ABRAHAM Ducati 5
  26. Bradley SMITH Aprilia

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