Johann Zarco debuted on Tuesday and Wednesday riding his new KTM. The Frenchman, despite two falls on Wednesday, and the 21st absolute time at the end of the two days, seems rather satisfied. And look already towards the future.
After two years on the Yamaha of the Tech3 team in MotoGP, Johann Zarco has now started the KTM chapter of his career. The French pilot, known for his seriousness in the preparation of his machines, was not idle. After two days of testing and quite a few laps behind the wheel of his new bike, Zarco has already started the basic work on his machine.
"I tried to improve my time with the bike on Wednesday, but we could not do it," he regretted. "I can really feel the potential of the bike, but we still have to find some speed. It's a shame to have crashed twice, but I have no injuries, and this allowed me to understand what I needed to change in my riding style. "
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Second day of #motogp work and we still love to watch @ JohannZarco1 getting a feel for the Red Bull KTM RC16 at the Ricardo Tormo #readytorace pic.twitter.com/O7GL2hRhmA
- KTM Factory Racing (@KTM_Racing) November 21, 2018The Cannois is not mistaken. There will be work on the bike before fighting at the forefront: "Step by step, I build this adventure. We are working on the behavior of the bike at the corner and looking for a direction to follow, but we improved and I felt that I could play with the bike. I am already thinking about the changes that can be made to the KTM. "
First two exciting days, however, for the Frenchman: "It was really nice to get on the machine and it's something very different from what I've known so far in MotoGP. The colors, the outfit ... everything was very exciting! It remains now to prepare for the test sessions, in Jerez, and already provide some solutions?