Le Mans was the first time you did not finish in the points, after 24 races. Was this a blow to you?"You're always disappointed when you don’t have a good race, but you can’t be more disappointed just because it’s your home race, because you don’t get more points there than at other Grands Prix. When you're thinking about the championship, you realise that every race is important, whether you're riding in your home country or not. The only thing that changes is that you have the support of the fans and pressure from journalists, which you can handle well or badly. However, it was of course disappointing. Always being on the limit is very
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Zarco: “We all knew that this race was for Luis”
From Saturday onwards it was clear that Johann Zarco (Ajo Motorsport) and Alex Rins (Paginas Amarillas HP 40) were the riders to beat, the pair duelling it out on Sunday. Both got shuffled back in the run down to Turn 1 but quickly recovered to lead the field. The pair escaped and Zarco watched Rins for most of the race, learning his lines, where Rins was weak and most importantly where Zarco was stronger. Seven laps from the end Zarco saw his chance and took it without a second thought, slipping past Rins and never looking back. Zarco’s pace was untouchable and he would eventually cross the line 4.180s ahead of Rins....