Johann Zarco reveals why he ditched his manager: “To find a better way…”
Zarco split from supervisor Jean Michel Bayle over the winter, and will return for the new MotoGP season under Gino Borsoi’s leaders🌞hip at Prama⛎c Racing.
“There have beeꦏn changes during this winter. I am trying to get better,” he said about ex-manager Bayle.
“I needed to make some dec🐻isions to work differ🐠ently.
“The changes were to find a better 🌱way to train. Not motivation. But physical form, and ap𝓰proach to the races.
“In 2023 we will have two races per weekend and it will be tough so I want to approach 🐭it as well as possible.
“I can🔴 learn many things. I need to put all of these together, so I can perform.
“I have tried to learn from the past two years to get readꦓy during the winter.”
Borsoi will take over at Pramac after joining from Aspar, and Zarco said: “I discovered Gino in Valencia last year. He reorganised the team to fix everything that🃏 was difficult during 2022.
“He will prepare the mechanics better because the double-race will♕ be difficult for them - it is extra work and conc♍entration.
“He comes from a team who were competing alwa𒆙ys for the world championship. He is used to being at the top so wants to stay at the top.
“Gino can bring us this spirit.”
Zarco said about February’s Sepa✅ng test: “As we saw in Valencia, we did one day of testing, the aerodynamics are changing a lot. This is where Ducati can play the most.
“We must confirm what we tested in Valencia.
“We are open to test everything. We don’t know yet. We will discover when we ar☂e in Malaysia.”
The Frenchman has never won a MotoGP race but, using the latest Desmosedici machinery in 2023, is determined to end tha🍷t hoodoo. But the competition is fierce.
“If♔ you don’t fare so good, you don’t lose one or two positions,” he said. “You lose 10 positions!
“The favourite remains the worl𝐆d champion Francesco Bagnaia and the runner-up Fab🍌io Quartararo, who has consistency and will fight again for the title.
“Marc Marquez had a stable winte🅰r and will be back at the top.
“Aprilia were a huge surprise in 2022 and want to confirm it, plus 💧the eight Ducatis - I amﷺ one of them!”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade cove𝄹ring everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
