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GP of Rep. Czech – Zarco (3rd): "I deserved this podium, sorry Pol!"

GP of Czech Republic - GP of Rep. Czech - Zarco (3rd): & quot; I deserved this podium, sorry Pol! & quot; -

Riding his private but not sluggish GP19, Johann Zarco returns to the podium for the first time since the 2018 Malaysian Grand Prix: the French, by far the best Ducati rider of the weekend, gives his Avintia team his first " Top3 "in the premier category despite a controversial clash with Pol Espargaro ! Debriefing.

Johann Zarco, Ducati-Avintia (1st in qualifying and 3rd in race): "I was concentrated in third place to catch up with Franco (Morbidelli, Editor’s note) when I was informed of my sanction: this" long lap "did not surprise me because I know the rules, and I was obviously a little worried after we touched with Pol (Espargaro, his former teammate at KTM, Editor’s note), especially since I no longer heard his motorcycle behind me "…

"I immediately decided to apply this extended lap to keep my concentration and this turn seemed very long to me negotiated on the outside! I was afraid of losing two or three places, but no one arrived and I I stayed third. Everyone tells me that I negotiated this "long lap" very well, skimming the white line without losing speed despite the precarious grip: it must come from the Multistrada that I use every day and with which I negotiate roundabouts with little grip! "

"We go shopping, not dance"

“I deserved this podium today and I’m sorry for Pol: I passed him on the inside because he widened after entering too hard on the brakes in the first corner. I thought he would see me on the inside. ‘inside, but no: it’s also part of the race. We dive because the guy in front widens and we have to try to pass. We run errands, not dance ".

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MNC analysis: Johann Zarco definitely handles the art of the opposite way … While his adaptation to his Ducati Avintia raised some questions after his 11th and 9th places in the GP of Spain and Andalusia – favored by many crashes -, Cannes returns to the foreground with a pole position followed by a third place in the Czech Republic GP !

GP of Czech Republic - GP of Rep. Czech - Zarco (3rd): & quot; I deserved this podium, sorry Pol! & quot; -

A performance as pleasing as it was amazing insofar as the Habs felt that Saturday night did not have the pace to transform their pole into a victory … Honest, the n ° 5 thought he was unable to grab a front row in qualifying so quickly on its "old" GP19, especially with such physical conditions between the deterioration of the bitumen and the high temperatures.

 “Superb day and what emotions with this pole position!” He exclaimed yesterday afternoon after returning to pole for the first time since the 2018 Malaysian GP. “I didn’t think I would arrive. to do one so quickly: we can’t wait for the race tomorrow to continue to progress with my Ducati! "

In the race, precisely, Johann was fast and consistent despite a failed start which will cost him several positions: "this is an area in which I have to improve", recognizes the double Moto2 world champion who appreciates on the other hand. value the acceleration capacities of its Desmosedici !

The good health of the Italian V4 combined with its curved entries drawn on a line allowed it to quickly return to the leading group, to finally climb to the third step of the podium behind Franco Morbidelli, 6.4 seconds behind the winner Brad Binder on the KTM. 

Little clash between friends…

The only downside in this near-perfect score: his collision with his former teammate Pol Espargaro in turn 1, which led the KTM official to crash 12 laps from the finish… 

GP of Czech Republic - GP of Rep. Czech - Zarco (3rd): & quot; I deserved this podium, sorry Pol! & quot; -

This incident will earn him a "long lap" penalty by the race director on the grounds of "irresponsible driving": fortunately, Johann will not lose any position by making a curve passage completely from the outside to satisfy this sanction which leaves Perplexed MNC…

If Johann Zarco has already been too insistent in the past, this is not the case here: the Ducati-Avintia rider was following the ideal trajectory to pass from the inside Pol Espargaro, who hit him while trying to come back to the rope after having widened. In other words, a simple fact of racing even if Johann was placed behind and therefore had better visibility.

Not enough to taint the happiness of Cannes, who for the occasion pushed the song during the press conference to congratulate the beginner Brad Binder, first and also the first driver to win on this RC16 which held out Johann Zarco in default during his nightmarish 2019 season …

Zarco, who offered the first MotoGP podium to his Avintia team, climbed to sixth place in the provisional standings between Brad Binder and Valentino Rossi. The talented Frenchman is also the first Ducati rider of this Czech Republic GP, far ahead of Jack Miller (9th) and Andrea Dovizioso (11th) on their factory Ducatis that Johann eagerly covets.. 

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The next MotoGP race, the Austrian Grand Prix, is scheduled for August 14-16 at the traditionally Ducati-friendly Red Bull Ring circuit. This fourth MotoGP event will be followed the following week by the unprecedented Styrian GP on the same track: stay tuned !

Czech Republic GP MotoGP 2020 results

  1.  Brad BINDER KTM 41’38.764
  2. Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha +5.266
  3. Johann ZARCO Ducati +6.470
  4. Alex RINS Suzuki +6,609
  5. Valentino Rossi Yamaha +7.517
  6. Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM +7.969
  7. Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha +11.827
  8. Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda +12.862
  9. Jack MILLER Ducati +15,013
  10. Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia +15,087
  11. Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati +16.455
  12. Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati +18.506
  13. Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda +18.736
  14. Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha +19.720
  15. Alex MARQUEZ Honda +24 597
  16. Tito RABAT Ducati +29.004
  17. Bradley SMITH Aprilia +32.290
  18. Stefan BRADL Honda +55,977

Unclassified 

  • Pol ESPARGARO KTM 12 laps
  • Joan MIR Suzuki 18 laps
  • Iker LECUONA KTM 18 lap

Provisional MotoGP classification 2020

  1. Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha 59
  2. Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha 42
  3. Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha 31
  4. Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati 31
  5. Brad BINDER KTM 28
  6. Johann ZARCO Ducati 28
  7. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 27
  8. Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda 27
  9. Jack MILLER Ducati 20
  10. Alex RINS Suzuki 19
  11. Pol ESPARGARO KTM 19
  12. Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM 18
  13. Alex MARQUEZ Honda 13
  14. Joan MIR Suzuki 11
  15. Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 11
  16. Francesco BAGNAIA Ducati 9
  17. Tito RABAT Ducati 7
  18. Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia 6
  19. Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 6
  20. Bradley SMITH Aprilia 5

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