Tech3 rider Johann Zarco says he was left “confused” by the laptime he set in the closing stages of qualifying, which ultimately netted him a home MotoGP pole for the French Grand Prix. The Frenchman set the benchmark pace at the start of the qualifying session with a 1:31.645s, and produced a record lap of 1:31.185s on his final run. Zarco “couldn't believe” his lap, and says the “surprise” from it meant he was unable to replicate it on his final lap, which put him under threat from a charging Marc Marquez – though the Spaniard was over a tenth down in the end. “When I saw this laptime on the dashboard, I didn't really believe...
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