Johann Zarco recorded his finest end of the season with an eighth place within the MotoGP Thai GP, additionally marking one of the best end result by a Honda rider to this point in 2024.
Reflecting on his efficiency, the LCR Honda rider admitted he didn’t at all times really feel totally comfortable through the race in Buriram: ‘A great day, one of the best results of the 12 months, in order that’s good. I anticipated it perhaps a bit extra dry to get well extra positions, as a result of originally I couldn’t really feel snug. I began properly, however clearly when the others bought some tempo, I couldn’t hold the identical tempo as a result of the bike was sliding an excessive amount of – I couldn’t really feel good on the bike’.
These circumstances pushed Zarco to take dangers, which led to some errors, as he acknowledged: ‘I attempted to do extra, however that led me to make errors, so I misplaced positions. Then, I used to be form of making an attempt to do one of the best, retaining the main target, realizing I’d acquire positions’.
Ultimately, the Frenchman engaged in some thrilling battles, having fun with the possibility to indicate his aggressive edge: ‘It was a superb combat with Álex Márquez, I loved it, it was good to combat with him. Additionally with [Luca] Marini, we did a number of overtakes that had been fairly cool. Aleix Espargaró was pushing on the finish, however I additionally might catch him and overtake him, which is at all times a pleasure. The place nearly doesn’t matter, should you really feel you possibly can overtake and beat a number of opponents, it’s at all times giving a satisfaction’.
