Zarco: "Step by step, I find my base" with KTM

Johann Zarco This week, it has completed its tests of this beginning of offseason, four days that allowed him to make his mark with the KTM RC16. "We grow up, but it takes time," this will be the result of the French after these first two tests, made on two tracks with different character, but both have highlighted the need to work on the front of the machine and improve its grip turns.

Glad to have seen his feelings improve yesterday, the new KTM driver has continued the work today substantive, sometimes tedious tasks because they impose long waits and hasten the pace when to change the machine or adjust worries. Zarco still finished 50 laps today, up from 36 yesterday. He still retains his 19th place, with a delay of 2 "224 to 1" 919.

"We tested some things, different bikes, we got good answers, [mais aussi] encountered some technical problems that prevented us from doing many more laps, because it took time for the mechanics to settle everything on the bike. But, as I said, my feelings improve, keep number 5. "In my last run, I only improved my best time by one-tenth, but I felt better on the bike, I tried to make five laps to progress as much as possible, it did not improve. but it was very, very regular, when you do not improve [le temps]we improve the regularity, it means we grow up but it takes time. "

No need to copy Espargaró

Newcomer to the lap of Mattighofen after two years at Tech3 riding a Yamaha, Zarco has everything to discover the young and constantly changing machine of his new team. And despite the magnitude of the task, no question for him to copy his teammate, Pol Espargaró, yet only driver among the four holders of 2019 already know the RC16.

"I have to find my base and our base, because I'm not going to fly like Pol, I can find ideas and sometimes try things that he does, but I'm not going to copy it," Zarco badured. "In my last run, we saw that I was very consistent, it's the Zarco style: when I feel, I can be very consistent, each time we improve the times and when we will be regularly in 1'38 it will be very interesting. "

"Step by step, we find my base, our base, to be able to discover a track and be fairly fast in good times.We still work on it.For the moment, we do not work to be the fastest but this base s 'better and better, because I can see that when I go out, the times I can do happen immediately and I can re-edit them, being relaxed, so that means that's the way to go.'

A path that will continue to follow in a little over two months, when the MotoGP will begin its year in Sepang, after a well-deserved break.