Johann Zarco says it is “shocking” to witness high level of MotoGP riders at Sepang test: “No-one stopped” during winter break
Pramac Ducati ride🌼r Zarco was seventh-fastest on Friday, the first of three days in Malaysia, and the first time MotoGP riders have been on track together this year.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marco Bezzecchi was fastest while reigning champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia was fifth, and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez 12th, on a day that astonished Zarco.
“After the winter break, you come here and everyone is so fast! It seems that no-one has stopped! This is quite shocking,𒈔” the Frenchman said.
“The most shocking thing of the day? The level of the day, of all the🌼 riders.
“It becomes more impressive. A more [high-level] sport whi🍃ch is nice to see, and nice to live in.”
Zarco finished eighth in the 2022 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP standings - in his seventh season in the premier c🌟lass, he is hoping to finally register his first race ♋victory.
He will once again have 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin as his teammate and th🧜e duo may profit from the latest spec Desmosedicis, knowing that the past three years have each resulted in a first-t𒊎ime MotoGP champion being crowned.
Zarco said about Pramac’s testing in Sepang𓆉: “The engine, conᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚfirmation that we get a better feeling. But clearly it’s not a huge difference, it doesn’t change the balance of the bike.
“It’s something more than feeling. It’s helping the engཧineꦇer with aerodynamics.
“Mostly what we have considered most is fai🌳ring. We tested it in Valencia. Now it is the same, but it is [more] finalised ﷽than in Valencia.
“As we know, we were in good condition in 2022 with aౠll the victories that Ducati got.
“But already in Valencia, we tested quite a few things, and the development was there. In the winter t🌠hey were working on what we did in Valencia.”
James was a sports journal🥃ist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
