While the Frenchman’s goal for his first race with the Austrian marque was a top-10 end, Zarco lined up 21st on the grid and went on to attain a single level in 15th.
Zarco had struggled in follow specifically, and crashed twice on Saturday, as soon as in FP3 after which in qualifying, which he stated made him really feel like he did not know what he was doing.
“I was disappointed a few times and really sad yesterday [Saturday] after my two crashes,” he stated.
“It was chilly and I used to be crashing like a rookie – not even like a rookie, identical to a man who goes to a monitor and would not know something from the bike.
“That made me unhappy, however immediately [Sunday] it is already deleted.”
Zarco stated that ending 15th gave him a “symbolic level” for his debut with KTM.
While he felt that KTM carried out higher than anticipated, the Frenchman additionally “accepts” that the RC16 is not a successful bundle proper now.
“It’s like a symbolic level, 15th place – it has been a tough race,” he added. “I knew I can’t have the bundle proper now to make excessive efficiency, however I do know it, I settle for and I push myself.
“I feel even all of the KTM, we obtained higher methods than what we may anticipate. And the hole [to the winner Andrea Dovizioso] on the finish, 15 seconds, isn’t ridiculous.