Friday , June 9 2023

MotoGP: Johann in the KTM accident



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Johann Zarco was not happy at KTM, with the end of the year going their separate ways.
Johann Zarco was not happy at KTM, with the end of the year going their separate ways. © Sportmediapics / Manfred Binder

By Roland Korntner

Johann Zarco and KTM belong to the category of failed relationship. The Frenchman, who raced on Yamaha over the tracks the previous year, came from the start with Innviertler's MotoGP equipment, with the RC16 not right and had not only against teammate Pol Espargaro, but also against Miguel Oliveira of Team Red Bull KTM. Tech 3 misses. "Zarco is in a difficult situation, he is suffering from stress," KTM boss Stefan Pierer said in a conversation with the VOLKSBLATT on Friday.

Following the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg, participants drew the emergency brake: "Zarco and KTM will not meet the second season of a two-year contract in 2020," it said in a press release from Innviertler. This was agreed together. However, "Johann in disarray" will end the 2019 season for the Upper Austrians, while for the last eight races the focus is on reaching the maximum. "It was a difficult decision. I have the best job in the world, but I want to do it with joy," Zarco said on his Facebook page.

However at KTM the search engine is now fully operational. Fix is ​​just that Brad Binder, a Sunday Moto2 winner at the Red Bull Ring, in-house on Tech 3's MotoGP team, where he replaces Hafizh Syahrin.

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