Twice second at Losail, Pramac Ducati’s Johann Zarco left the circuit a happy man after an exceptional Doha Grand Prix on Sunday night.
Zarco and his young teammate Jorge Martin certainly made an impression during this second round, both with their speed and their ability to keep the pace at the front line.
“I was very impressed with Jorge’s race, and it’s perfect because I know he was doing it right as I know how he rides and the bike he’s on so I could also use that to work on my own race and together the feedback we can give to Ducati will be pretty interesting.” Zarco said.
“I hope we can make another step to have an even better feeling on the bike, but since Friday he has been riding well without mistakes and not like a rookie and controlling everything well.” Zarco added.
The French rider described his podium with his compatriot Fabio Quartararo as a unique moment.
“With three or four laps to go Fabio (Quartararo) came and was strong, he was able to overtake Jorge at a good moment and get a gap so I tried to push so that he couldn’t escape too far.” Zarco said.
“I wasn’t able to overtake Jorge easily, he was fast and it was pretty complicated until the last lap where I had to control the gas behind but it worked perfectly at Turn 15, so I’m so happy and didn’t expect to leave Qatar leading the championship.” Zarco added.
Zarco came close to a return to Moto2 in 2020 having passed over an Avintia ride in MotoGP, before Ducati was able to convince him to join its satellite squad.
