After the Jerez round there was a lot of controversy with Johann Zarco who was «kicked out» of a meeting with the Race Direction after he got upset when speaking about Freddie Spencer, saying he was not the right guy for the job. Now the french rider came back to the topic asked being asked by the media and repeat his about the Chief Steward.
Asked if he (still) stands by what he told the Race Direction after the Jerez round, the french was clear, while also admitting he did actually get too hot-headed: ‘Yes sure. I repeat: I wasn’t professional in speaking loud during the meeting but, even if it is complicated to give penalties I can finish the discussion just showing that the ones who are not complaining get the most penalties. That’s what I said’.
For the LCR Honda rider there are some riders that might not be the most correct and get Spencer wrong, he who sees as a person he has ‘too much passion’, that clouds his judgement: ‘What is difficult is not being touched by hypocrisy of the riders, because as a rider we never say ‘it’s his fault’ or… Most of the riders can lie, so we have to be careful about this and that is not easy for the judges. That was what we spoke in France and it was good but I cannot comeback to what I said in Jerez, when I said I didn’t agree...’
The #5 is then asked it Spencer, as Zarco said before, ‘is not the right guy for the job?’ with Zarco to continue: ‘Freddie is too nice, he has too much passion. He knows it’.