Johann Zarco could not do better than 17th place in the German GP of MotoGP, which, aside from two DNFs, is his second-worst result of the year so far. Honda’s performance crisis shows no sign of ending, and at this point in the summer break, the rider occupies 19th place in the championship.
Quoted by Motosan.es, the Frenchman from LCR Honda commented that there seemed to have been progress… which eventually faded away: ‘On the German weekend, we had made some progress, but then regressed. On Saturday morning we lost time because we couldn’t find the balance, and so in the GP, I wasn’t able to at least get 15th place’.
Despite reiterating the confidence that exists in Honda, both from his side and from Lucio Cecchinello’s, Zarco emphasized that it is a complicated situation to face:
– For him [Cecchinello] it is also not easy, but he is quite professional. Like me, he expects something more and wants to give confidence to Honda because he knows what they are capable of. However, when he hears our comments and sees the sadness in our eyes, it’s difficult, just as it is to motivate sponsors to believe in the project.