“At the last corner Fabio ran out of fuel. I almost hit him”
Both Frenchmen had been chasing down Jack Miller and Aleix Espargaro in the closing stages before Quartararo’s sudden loss of power out of the final corner forced Zarco to swerve around the spluttering M1.
“I did almost my whole race behind Fabio, but I could not go faster because the front tyre was a little bit high in pressure and then you cannot slow the bike,” Zarco said. “I also knew that we would catch Aleix and Miller on the last laps, but it was also difficult to attack them.“But I got 11th because of his lack of fuel.”
That meant Zarco was not only the top Honda rider but the leading rider representing a home Japanese manufacturer.“We have moved up into a better group compared to the beginning of the year.“I don’t know what will be the next steps to improve but at least I can have some better races than the beginning of the season.”
Zarco is 17th in the world championship, as the top Honda rider, one place and eight points ahead of team-mate Takaaki Nakagami who finished 13th on Sunday.Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox
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