RiderTua.com – The LCR Honda team started 2024 with an impressive victory over the official Repsol team. Despite the one point gap that separates them in the team standings after the Qatar series, this is enough to get LCR boss Lucio Cecchinello excited. He sees a lot of potential in his new rider, Johann Zarco, who is now starting a new professional adventure at the age of 33. Johann Zarco is an experienced rider, having previously raced for Yamaha, KTM and Ducati. In fact, he briefly joined LCR Honda in the past.
At Losail, Zarco emerged as the best rider among HRC riders. In the first qualifying session (Q1), Zarco almost entered the top two with a chance to fight for pole in the second qualifying session. In Sunday’s main race, he managed to finish in 12th position, just ahead of Honda rider, Joan Mir (p-13), and far away from his teammate, Takaaki Nakagami, who was only able to finish in 19th position.
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Lucio Cecchinello, LCR Honda team boss, was very pleased with Zarco’s performance at the opening round of Losail. He saw that Zarco had found a good feeling on his bike since the first test, especially when entering corners. Zarco felt that his bike was agile and able to turn well. Cecchinello also admitted that Honda needs to improve grip on the rear of the bike if it wants to be competitive this year.
He believes that Joan Mir can also help Honda in a short time, and of course he also hopes for Taka and Luca. Even though Zarco just made it through to the second qualifying session (Q2) on Saturday, Cecchinello doesn’t want to create too many expectations for the future. Especially considering the level of rivalry on the grid, where there are eight Ducati riders, as well as Aprilia and KTM who are all competitive. It won’t be easy for Zarco to reach Q2 anytime soon. Cecchinello focuses on Johann Zarco’s performance at Losail. He believes that the French rider has an excellent touch with the accelerator, and this allows Zarco to express his potential well on the track.
Cecchinello is optimistic that Zarco will continue to improve his performance as this season progresses. As team boss, Cecchinello also realizes that to achieve good results, teamwork is very important. He hopes that the entire LCR Honda team can work together effectively to face challenges and achieve success this season. In conclusion, the LCR Honda team started 2024 well. Johann Zarco’s impressive performance at Losail is proof of his potential as a competitive rider. With support from the team and improving the performance of the Honda bike, Zarco has a great opportunity to achieve better results in the next races. Hopefully the LCR Honda team can continue to compete well and achieve success this season.
Although 2024 has not started well in Honda’s corporate interests, Cecchinello continues to place his trust in Honda.. stating that LCR’s relationship with HRC is and has always been very good, and in fact they are now working day and night with its engineers to contribute to the development of the RC213V, clarifying that the determination and amount of manpower that HRC has in the MotoGP paddock is at an unprecedented level, meaning that everything is mobilized..!
What if this condition continues, where the LCR team beats Repsol Honda in the team standings?… It’s normal… Ducati Pramac once beat the Lenovo team…
