What is the state of mind of the two French drivers before the Qatar GP ?

Johann Zarco and Fabio Quartararo approach the first Grand Prix of the season with optimism: the first discovers his new bike in real racing conditions and the second takes the start of his first event in the premier class. Atmosphere on D-4…

With the launch of the 2019 MotoGP season this weekend at, the two French representatives are preparing to write a new page in their careers…

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“I did my first race at Losail (the Qatar circuit which has hosted the motorcycle Grands Prix ever since) in,” remembers Johann Zarco who was riding an Aprilia for his first season in 125. “I also remember d ‘having led the Moto2 race here (it was in, editor’s note), before having a mechanical problem that forced me to finish third and miss the victory! "

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"My first race in MotoGP was fun too," continued the Yamaha Tech3 defector who became an official KTM rider, who surprised him during the first six laps. “It’s a fast track and of course it’s very special to ride at night. The fact that it’s the first race of the season puts another kind of pressure: we start a long season here, but at the end of the race we always have the impression that everything happened extremely quickly "…

For his part, the very young Fabio Quartararo (who will celebrate his 20 years as MNC on April 20!) Approaches the first MotoGP race of his career being "confident for this new challenge".

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"It’s always good to arrive on a circuit where we have already done tests", analyzes the Nice from the Yamaha Petronas team, estimating that "for me, a good result would be to score points from the first event of the season ". To do that, he needs to finish the race in the top 15, which is a performance well within his reach: "when I think back to my feelings during the, I want more than that! I know I have to stay calm and focused to do a good race and see what result we can achieve "…

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