Johann Zarco hit the track at full throttle on Friday as he began the German GP at the famous Sachsenring with an encouraging start to the weekend.
The Monster Yamaha Tech3 rider concluded the day in 7th overall, and only 0.184 from third after a solid opening run in FP1.
The rain fell in the afternoon, and despite a small crash, he continued his preparation for any weather condition on Sunday.
“I am pleased with how the first day went for us in Germany. This morning, I was happy about learning the track on the MotoGP bike and in the end, I finished 7th whilst using the soft tyre. This means that if it rains tomorrow, I will already be in QP2 and that is pleasing,” he said. “In addition, the grip level was quite good here when it was dry. In the afternoon, the session started damp but it began to dry before it then rained again.”
“Here, I went out on the track in order to get a feel for the asphalt and the grip is amazing when its wet, so I needed to make some references. I have to say that it was awesome to feel how much you can push the bike here in these conditions.”
“Unfortunately, I had a crash, but these things happen sometimes, yet luckily I am ok and there is no pain anywhere. After that, I went back out on my second bike so that I could move on from my crash and get some confidence back. I accomplished this and that is the most important thing, even if I am a bit further back on the time sheet from where I would like to be.”
