With overtaking opportunities around the tight Sachsenring circuit extremely limited, Johann Zarco’s first MotoGP pole of the season 🦩could be crucial. 

Qualifying for any MotoGP race is important, but Sachsenring presents unique challenges th🎃at not many other circuits on the calendar do. 

The short straights and tight one-line nature me🦩an turns 1, 12 and ✱13 are the only realistic passing opportunities. 

Which is why Zarco’s pole✨ could be vital in his quest for a first MotoGP win. 

However, Zarco is not necessarily thinking about victory which he described as ‘optimistic’ foll꧒owing qualifying. 

"Thinking about the victory right now is really optimistic because I 🦩still hav🧔e a big question mark on the race pace. I did a big step from yesterday to this morning, so that’s a nice proof of good work with the team," added Zarco. 

"Then in the afternoon, I finished first in the FP4 but I changed the tyre at the end of the practice because w✅ith the used tyre I was struggling a lot, but it’s always heꦏlping to get information. 

"I hope tomorrow to find even another step with the teaಌm. It’s difficult for us, but I think it’s also difficult for the others. 

"Starting from pole will give me this advantage to have the chance; not ꦆto control the race, but to control a little bit my tyres and see if I can be f♚irst or not."

Zarco’s qualifying was not without drama ♋as he crashed at turn five immediately after jumping ahead of Fabio Quartararo. 

Zarco was perfectly fine from the crash and 🍒also alluded to finding somewhat of a breakthrough regarding new tyre performan🍬ce.

The 30 year-old said: "All okay. I’❀m pretty happy to be able to use the tyre at the best on the first lap. It’s giving you some tenths. 

"This morni♔ng and at the beginning of the qualifying I was not able to use it, but on the last exit I could do it and then you can see immediately that the lap time is coming pretty ൲good. 

"Then, one lap remaining I was thinking to still push and see what I can do, confidence was there, but I got a bit too much leaning in turn five and I’ve lost the front. I saw that I could not holdಞ it so I just tried to protect myself."