Johann Zarco ended the Jerez GP early. The French rider suffered a fall in an incident with Aleix Espargaró, after the Spanish rider lost the front of his bike and collided with Zarco’s bike while they were fighting for 14th place.
In the debrief, the CASTROL Honda LCR rider talked about the race events and showed his displeasure with the race direction throughout the weekend.
– ‘Two laps before the incident he made a good move, but on the lap of the incident he lost the front and hit my bike. He can’t blame me for these things. Aleix said that I don’t need to fight like that, but I didn’t cause any incident. We can’t agree on everything. I have no problem against him at all, but I’m like this, no matter what position I’m in during the race, I always fight to score points and not hit others. The same thing happened with Acosta and I touched him, but that’s normal and part of it. The same happened with Franco and Miller, or with Pecco and Marc and it was incredible and it was a magical action.’
Zarco spoke with the race direction, specifically with Freddie Spencer, after the race and discussed the incidents that occurred during the GP.
– ‘I spoke with the race direction, with Freddie Spencer watching the whole action and he looked at me and wanted to know what I wanted and I said that he is not good at doing this job because he does not make the best decisions at the best times. He looked at us and wanted to assess everyone, and I said: no Freddie, you may have the passion, but you do not make the best decisions and you are not in the right place. At that moment Aleix agreed with me, but well, it was a shame. We, the riders, are making an effort for the direction to listen more to the riders and for the right people to make the best decisions. With Aleix it was a shame, but I repeat, Freddie Spencer is not the right person for this job. They kicked me out because they said I was nervous.’
