Johann Zarco faces this weekend’s MotoGP Indian GP with enthusiasm… particularly hoping to have an advantage due to the asphalt grip.
The Frenchman commented on the conditions he will encounter in the Indian round: ‘Three and a half hours. It’s good, as jetlag is not too difficult to manage – seven hours if you go straight to Japan, it becomes more difficult. The heat… you always think you’re prepared, but you’re shocked by the heat‘.
About the circuit that is new on the calendar, Zarco hopes to have some advantage due to the levels of grip: ‘The track looks interesting, I am curious to discover the feeling tomorrow. Maybe the grip won’t be fantastic; it’s normal, we need to put some rubber on the track. Maybe I can have an advantage, when there is not much grip I usually feel less worse than others. So, I would like to get an advantage here and also with some different trajectories, see if… I want to go to the track because I’m thinking about how I will go into these corners. At the moment I’ve only cycled on the track, but it seems interesting‘.
Regarding the reason why he thinks he can have an advantage due to the grip, #5 explained: ‘It’s hard to say. It seems like I use the bike less on the full edge of the bike. I like to use the full edge to turn quickly, then lift and go. But there is an area where now you have to use this edge grip and I’m doing it a little less‘.
