Johann Zarco has admitted he was unprofessional after two weeks’ Spanish Grand Prix, going over the top in his post-race meeting with stewards to discuss his crash with Aleix Espargaro.
The Honda LCR rider got very angry with the panel manager, Freddie Spencer, to the point that he was taken away by Race Direction to prevent the situation from escalating.
For this reason today, upon his arrival at Le Mans, he was called for a clarification meeting, as revealed by Lucio Cecchinello’s team via its social channels: “LCR driver Johann Zarco participated this morning in a meeting with the commissioners commission sportsmen, after the Jerez accident. The outcome was very positive, with both parties discussing how to improve safety and reviews of all accidents that occurred in the championship.”
Being his home race, the French rider was also among the protagonists of the press conference that opened the weekend and was obviously asked to comment on what happened both in Jerez and in the meeting that took place this morning.
The accident between Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia Racing Team and Johann Zarco, Team LCR Honda
Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images
“It’s been two weeks, so I came to this meeting a little calmer. What was unprofessional of me was having a loud tone of voice in Jerez. It wasn’t necessary to do that, but after the accident, that that happened and the way the meeting was going, I needed to say those things,” Zarco said.
“But it was unprofessional of me. I told Freddie and the other commissioners that they are free to make a decision. It’s only Freddie who speaks, but then all three decide.”
“I said that I didn’t agree, and we don’t agree, many times and on many things. They try to study things and understand their intentions, but then there are also the comments from the riders and this is a bit complicated. Today I was able to express my feelings and it was fantastic, we talked about it together.”
“But regarding the last incident, the feeling of the match wasn’t the best. What could I say when they wanted to know what I thought about the incident? I couldn’t say much because I was the one who was knocked out and I had to justify something. That’s why I got a little angry,” he concluded.
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