“Happy”, “super happy”, listening to Johann Zarco’s report of the Indonesian MotoGP Grand Prix on Canal+, there is little doubt about the French rider’s state of satisfaction at the end of the 27 laps…
» Super content
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It’s a nice 9th place. Maybe we can even win two places with the regulation of tire pressures (laughter). We will see the final result,
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bon instinct on the two first turns, because good, at the start as soon as we put the secondd rapport on it is can’t do well
move forward. I managed to get very close to the other drivers on the first corner and I felt Miller and Alex
déjà
presque
search a little,
and when I saw them in the second vanger I said
“jjust i look.
Pfor the 3rd, I it is
don’t want to go back with them”.
EI did well,
because actually it was me next. So I passed, there I have said “that’s
déjà, we’re going to say that’s a win”. After,
I joined the group up front and there, not easy ! Cand their side yo
has
the acceleration of the last corner ou the motorbike rear up, we lose a little,
is
me
sentais good when braking. So,
I had trouble being able to overtake. I still tried because
Vinales,
he struggled at the start of the race. After, Binder, he had a little trouble too, I was able to pass him but Fabio did it before me,
because Fabio caught up with me. He passed me, he passed Binderhe left.
Et once passed
Binder, I tried to catch up with Fabio
but he did a few laps below 31, and I it is didn’t have these
turns there. And at the endeh bin I was a little dry
(laugh)
and I try to recover at the front–last turn to say
“I do an extra push
on the last lap”,
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Binder attacked me. I tried to re-attack but its strength is also braking and corner entry, and IenI couldn’t find the opening.
Mbut I was happy. ”
This new state of mind, which is progressing, has been with the Castrol Honda LCR driver since Monday September 9 at 6 p.m., when he got off his Honda R213V after the test in Misano. The Tokyo manufacturer had in fact made three changes, the most visible of which was the new fairing.
“We got this improvement with the aerodynamics and it was positive. An improvement in certain areas of the corner, in certain areas of the track, maybe not in the area where we are losing the most at the moment, but I don’t think the area where we are losing the most will be solved with a fairing, and that’s why we not only had a fairing to test, but also things on the chassis that give a better feeling for acceleration. “
Ces “things on the chassis”which the French driver did not want to specify, appear to be a new swinging arm, according to the comments of the drivers of the official team. This made it possible to slightly improve the Honda’s weak point, acceleration out of corners. During the test, Johann Zarco
had, however, failed to beat his best time achieved during the San Marino Grand Prix, and therefore wait to do so to prove fully satisfied with these developments.
” Not yet ! Because I didn’t manage to improve the time as I wanted in the end. “
This was done in Misano 2, already bringing initial satisfaction, then confirmed in Indonesia.
» Totally yeah
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Aclose we think : there it is true that we hads tires differents in front, even and tire different behind. It has
maybe
helped the motorcycle,
and this disadvantage we have when accelerating, finally here we
it is
only got it at the exit of turn 17. So in fact, over a whole lap of the track we only have one place where on loses a lot, and everything else,
these rows, thanks to the new fairing I was able to fight. We will see
Modid,
owhere it is brake–acceleration, but as I am good at braking, bI’m going to try to work on this and we’ll see if it really ithere’s a big one
loss to
l’accessl.
Bwe, I said that overseas there may be opportunities, Mandalikafrom Friday iThere seemed to be an opportunity,
jI took it, I’m happy. “
We clearly recognize the analytical side of the French driver, perfectly aware that the Mandalika track does not include any long straights or big accelerations, allowing him to fight in the top 10. This help provided by the track will not be present at the next one. Grand Prix in Motegi, a circuit mainly made up of acceleration and braking. Under the eye of the bosses of the golden-winged firm, the Japanese circuit will therefore serve as a justice of the peace on the real level of modifications made to the Honda, before once again finding a more favorable route at Phillip Island.
Whatever it may be, what is taken is no longer to be taken, and
Johann Zarco does not shy away from his pleasure at having done it and even gives himself a score of 9 out of 10 for his work in Indonesia…
“ We can say 9, 9 out of 10, because like I say, there was an opportunity, I am trop content de
have it prise, and frankly,
voilà,
8th yesterday, 9th today,
cis great !
Moi who counts the points each time one by onelI have almost 10 points in one weekend, it’s great ! ”
MotoGP race of the Indonesian GP: classification
MotoGP general classification
Rankings credit: MotoGP.com
