Johann Zarco 'happy' with podium, but 'I expected more' from Indonesian MotoGP
The Pramac Ducati rider, who started from third on the grid, made a relatively pedestrian start as he lost💝 places to Alex Rins, Jack Miller and eventual Mandalika MotoGP winner Miguel Oliveira.
Back in fifth plac🎶e during the early stages, it looked like Zarco was biding his time before making a move further forward, however, that’s not how it turned.
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While his pace was very strong, in fact, Zarco was the fastest rider on-track on more than one occasion, it was a lack of confidence 🧔to push in the early laps and a being unable to make overtakes stick that cost the Frenchman a potential first MotoGP win.
Always one to impress in wet conditions, Zarco managed to find his rhythm as the race developed, and after getting past Su𒁏zuki rider Alex Rins for fourth, th🍨e former two-time Moto2 champion reeled in fellow Ducati rider Miller in the space of two laps.
However, a lack of drive coming out of corners was evidentl🍸y holding him back from attacking the way in which he wanted, instead leaving the 31 year-old with too much to do under braking.
While ‘happy’ to secure a first podium of the season, Zarco fe🍌lt a chance had gone missing given his pace: "Happy for the podium but I expected a bit more. There was a high level of water at the beginning of the race and I took too m🌺uch time to find my confidence.
"I was so imp⛄ressed by Miguel [Oliveira] and Jack [Miller] because im🐼mediately they can get a very fast pace. Also, I’ve lost a little bit of time behind Rins but more behind Jack.
"At that moment I thought I could go really fast and maybe catch Miguel or save sec🐼ond place before Fabio [Quartararo] overtook me. But I was losing a bit too much on the drive and was spinning on corner exit.
"Even if I was strong on the brakes, it was not a good balance to overtake the others quickly. I tried to do my best, but when Fabio overtook me I saw th☂at I was totally losing the podium.
"I have to push even more and I got Jack. I think he was strugg⛄ling with rear grip on the right side.
"I pushed the last two laps🙈 to try and catch Fabio but he was also feeling really good. Two lapsಌ were not enough."
