MotoGP Valencia | Johann Zarco: "Avintia? I'd rather go back to Moto2"

Johann Zarco dismisses the Ducati Avintia hypothesis: "It is not the best choice for me, I want a competitive bike. Rather I go back to Moto2".

Johann Zarco displaces rumors chasing each other in the paddock in the last hours. It rejects the possibility of being able to switch to Ducati Avintia, it does not consider it a good choice for its future. Rather better to return to Moto2 and wait for better roads to open in the future. The departure of Jorge Lorenzo has upset the box of the Honda that a little surprise has decided to divert to Alex Marquez, despite the contract already in place with Estrella Galicia 0.0 Marc VDS. "I want a good team and a good bike and for me Avintia is not one of the best teams. So I'd rather switch to Moto2, even if the priority is to stay in the Honda".

The promoter of the French GP Claude Michy is present in Valencia to help Johann Zarco secure a place in 2020. "He's not my manager, but he's helping me a lot. So I'm confident with him because he really knows what I need"Said the Frenchman. Tomorrow he will start from the 13th position on the grid, a not particularly brilliant result, but not bad for those who get on a RC213V for the third time in his life. "I'm disappointed with the location. I think this morning I was too worried about the cold and really didn't want to make mistakes and fall".

But Johann Zarco believes he is on the right track to establishing a good feeling with Honda. "The faster you go on this bike, the better the bike's response and I love this feeling. The feeling was getting better, when I need to go faster I can do it. But it was not enough. Rins and Pol did a good lap time in Q1 and this didn't take me to Q2. I am disappointed with the qualifications, I have to accept also that it is part of the game and everything that I am learning again or that I feel again is quite positive. We will see tomorrow. I can wish to be among the top eight as in Malaysia. In that case I will be happy".