Silvan Guintoli and Neil Hodgson have paid tribute to Johan Zarco following the LCR Honda man’s ‘fantastic’ ride during French Grand Prix pre-qualifying practice.
After his legendary victory in heavy rain conditions French Grand Prix last year, Johann Zarko He took the first step towards retaining his title as King of Le Mans by proving himself as the fastest man in MotoGP practice on Friday afternoon.
In a hotly contested pre-qualifying shootout, the top ten were separated by less than three-tenths of a second, with two different pairs of riders setting exactly the same lap times.
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Zarco gauge succeeded in his impressive lap time from factory-led FP1 in the afternoon. Honda Horseman Luca Marini.
Although Zarco topped the schedule for the second time this season, later Crossing the field in Brazil on Friday afternoonArguably the biggest surprise. Mark Marquez Leaving out of the top ten in practice.
The factory Ducati Star couldn’t get in because of his teammate in the final stages of the session Francesco Bagnaia Suffering at the loss. The Italian, meanwhile, managed to book himself into Q2 after setting the third fastest time of the afternoon.
Silvan Guintoli and Neil Hodgson were surprised by Johan Zarco and left during French GP practice.
Season TNT Sports coverage of pre-qualifying practice at the French Grand Prix; Neil Hodgson And Sylvan Guintoli Zarco was left in disbelief after topping the schedule at his home race weekend.
The 35-year-old first made his claim 15 minutes into the session. Before the stable man of Honda, he went about half a second away from his competitors Joan Mir He climbed to the top, but the Spaniard did not stay on top for long.
During the final flight, Gavin Emmett saw Zarco’s interest from the commentary box, telling Hodgson and Guintoli, “Zarco was pushing hard there, wasn’t he?
He just got into (13 years old) and then Diogo Moreira could always get his leg out.
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Hodgson then replied, “I’ll tell you what, Zarco looks amazing,” while teammate and Zarco’s compatriot Ginnitoli added, “He looks great.”
He’s right on the edge, but he seems so relaxed on the bike, he seems to be doing everything, he’s at his absolute limit.
Hodgson concluded his praise for the LCR rider, saying, “The bike just looks stuck on the track. Watching him go into (turn) one, I thought he didn’t look too nervous.”
Zarco will have the chance to secure his first pole position in the premier class since the Pramac days in 2022. He pulled off a miracle at Le Mans in 2025 with his home heroes, and is already showing he can do it again this year.
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