Zarco: "Thinking about winning at the Sachsenring is really optimistic"

Ducati had not historically achieved great results at the Sachsenring Circuit, where Marc Márquez had scored the last seven consecutive pole positions in MotoGP and only Casey Stoner , in 2007 and 2008, did so dressed in red. In addition, Fabio Quartararo had just set pole position in the previous five grand prix.

However, Johann Zarco was able to break all odds and benefit from the yellow flags the stewards showed after his own crash at Turn 5 with two minutes remaining in Q2 to claim his first pole position of the year.

“At the beginning I couldn’t do well, but with the second tire I could and I’m quite happy and surprised with the time. Then I tried to push a little bit more, but I think I leaned too far into Turn 5 and the front end closed on me. It was just a skid. The bike was smoking a little I asked the stewards to get it out quickly so it wouldn’t catch fire,” Zarco said.

Despite having cut the streaks of Quartararo and Márquez, ahead of the race the Pramac rider has more doubts about being able to achieve what would be his first MotoGP victory.

“Thinking about winning right now is very optimistic because I still have a big question mark with race pace. I’ve made a big step from yesterday to this morning, so it’s a good proof of the good work with the team. Starting from pole It will give me the advantage of having the opportunity not to control the race, but to take care of my tires and see if I can be fast or not.”

The photos of Johann Zarco at the 2021 MotoGP German Grand Prix

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