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Older, Wiser, Calmer: Why Johann Zarco's Honda Move Is Nothing Like His Time At KTM

If there is an image that sticks in the mind of Johann Zarco's time at KTM, it is of a bewildered and furious Frenchman captured during FP1 at Jerez in 2019, calling the 2019 RC16 "s***". Four rounds in, and the relationship between Zarco and the Austrian factory was already falling apart.

Seven rounds later, and with eight rounds left to go, the relationship was over. Johann Zarco asked to be released from his two-year contract early, hoping to part ways at the end of the year. It wouldn't even take that long. Three rounds later, KTM had replaced him with test rider Mika Kallio, and released Zarco from his contract. The Frenchman would step in for Takaaki Nakagami at LCR Honda for the last three rounds, before signing a deal with Ducati that would see him join the Avintia squad.


David EmmettTue, 21/May/2024 - 20:38

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