Johann Zarco expected Marc Marquez to “kill the competition” at Ducati

Johann Zarco: “I thought he would fly around killing the competition and instead Pecco showed thaඣt he is stil♛l the rider who handles the Ducati best.”

Marc Marquez , MotoGP race, Spanish MotoGP, 28 April
Marc Marquez , MotoGP race, Spanish MotoGP, 28 April

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Johann Zarco has admitted that six-time MotoGP champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez has ta🐼ken longer than he expected to adapt to the Du♕cati.

Marquez remains in the thick of the title fight behind Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia, both of whom are riding the𓃲 GP24 bike compared to Marquez who is aboard la✅st year’s title-winning GP23.

Marquez, who took a little bit of time to fully adapt to the Ducati, h✅as🎐 been brilliant for much of this season.

But it still hasn’t resulted in a victory, which hadဣ surprised Zarco.

Speaking to , Zarco said: “In truth I expected him to b🌱e even stronger𝔉, then I realised he needed time to adapt.

“I thought he would fly around killing the competition and instead Pecco showed that he is still the rider who handles the Duca✤ti best.

“He does it with a very clean and precise style. Seeing that Marc has this need to adapt gives me confidence, be꧙cause when I sayܫ I have to adapt to something I see that even the strongest [rider] has to it, even if he does it faster than me.

“This motivates me and makes me realise that on eve🐼ry bike there are things to un♌derstand.”

Zarco, who left Ducati to join Honda in a bid to extend his career in MotoGP, has seen first hand ho❀w good the Desmosedici is compared to the struggling Honda.

But that hasn’t stopped the French rider from want♔ing to turn things around with the Japaꦍnese brand.

Honda are also going through a difficult ♊t💎ime in WorldSBK, but Zarco, who will compete in the Suzuka 8 hours for Honda this year, remains set on staying in MotoGP for a few more seasons.

Asked if he has considered leaving for WorldSBK, Zarco said: “No, I have a lot of fun in MotoGP. The level is so high in MotoGP and it fills me with excitement to continue to grow as aꦫ rider.

“For me it remains ♑‘the category’ and it’s my category.”

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