Schedules and goals – Johann Zarco’s goals for the 2019 MotoGP German GP –

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Johann Zarco’s goals for the 2019 MotoGP German GP

Schedules and goals - Johann Zarco's goals for the 2019 MotoGP German GP -

After voluntarily throwing in the towel at Assen because exhausted by his KTM, Johann Zarco ensures that he is approaching the 2019 German GP with the will and the desire to do well. The French pilot would have recovered his warrior mentality. 

Last race before the summer break and for Johann Zarco the obligation to forget his last race ended by a retirement, his first in Grand Prix: "I had undoubtedly the worst decision to take in Assen: to have to give up. was not fun, but I should stop, "he explains.

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It should be remembered that Johann returned to the pits to everyone’s surprise, when his bike was operating normally and he had not crashed. This voluntary withdrawal came after a promising start to the race, marked by a rise in the Top 10, before gradually seeing the n ° 5 decline in the ranking.. 

It was at this moment that the Cannes driver decided to throw in the towel, explaining that he felt too much pain in his arms to continue safely by trying to control the kicks of the KTM. If his team knew he was in danger of suffering in Assen due to the rapid changes of angles, no one imagined seeing him stop…

"It wasn’t really a surprise why I stopped in the race," said the former Yamaha rider. "But the team just didn’t expect me to be in so much pain to get to the point of stopping.".

Johann Zarco, who had admitted a "" in his retirement in the Netherlands, admits to being sometimes confused by his lack of progress on the RC16, to the point of sometimes having the impression of not knowing how to ride a motorcycle. A painful and disturbing mental process for a high level pilot, who must believe in himself at all times.

"I suffer by giving the maximum to be barely qualified. It seems that I do not even know how to ride a motorcycle but I can not accept it", he explained on Facebook on the evening of qualifying for the GP des Pays- Low. "Thank you to the supporters who nevertheless remain loyal to the post!" Says the French, who is reassured by noting that he is beating his own records on the circuits where he has been training regularly for three years….

"I thought a lot"

"I hope this retirement will only happen once," said the two-time Moto2 world champion to Speedweek. "But I didn’t want to risk a heavy fall: Jorge and Valentino, for example, fell in Assen trying to ride fast" (the Mallorcan during practice, the Italian during the race, Editor’s note).

Schedules and goals - Johann Zarco's goals for the 2019 MotoGP German GP -

The episode, however painful it may be, will have allowed Johann to take stock: the Frenchman claims to have thought a lot about his situation, especially during the 1000 km of the journey to the Sachsenring that he chose to cover alone by car..

"My attitude as a fighter is back," announces Pol Espargaro’s teammate, who is currently 17th in the provisional and last factory driver in the standings. The n ° 5 is even under the threat of the Portuguese beginner Miguel Oliveira on the KTM satellite (16 points Vs 15 for the Tech3 driver).

"I’ve been described many times as a ‘warrior’ who outdo himself in difficult times," he recalls. "Assen may have been more difficult because it was happening after six months of fighting, when I can’t find any solution. But I’m back and I’m going to do the correct job I need to do.".

The first MotoGP free practice session of the 2019 German GP will start on Friday from 9:55 a.m.. 

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