After more than six years of trying, Johann Zarco finally secured his first MotoGP victory on Saturday by winning the main race at the Australian GP in Phillip Island. Naturally, it was a significant moment for the Prima Pramac Racing rider.
During a press conference, the French rider was asked to describe his emotions immediately after crossing the finish line. In his answer, he explained that he was calm at that moment but later became particularly emotional due to the reactions of several of his competitors:
– Some journalists asked me if it was an explosion in the helmet, if I screamed or not. No; I felt almost everything so calm on that moment. It was like: «This is it, it’s done and it’s so good». And then the emotion came up a bit. I was also very happy to get the congratulations not from all the riders, but many riders opened the helmet, I could see their eyes and there were happy for me. This brought me a very nice emotion.