He put it back. Passing through the Pôle Mécanique Alès Cévennes, MotoGP rider Johann Zarco took the opportunity to sign the Alès circuit lap record. His reference time: 1’12”82. Half a second faster than Alan Techer’s previous reference time (1’13’393).
But on the return from the Barcelona Grand Prix, which ended on Sunday with a nice fourth place, the Ducati rider did it again, with a new canon time of 1’12”293. “Without pressure” smile the circuit managers.
The double Moto2 world champion (in 2015 and 2016) is one of the two French riders aligned in the premier category, with the 2021 MotoGP world champion, Fabio Quartararo. He took the opportunity to offer the Mechanical Pole Alès Cévennes his helmet after having signed it.