Johann Zarco says his MotoGP Czech Grand Prix pole position was "a bigger step than we planned" as he continues to adapt to the Avintia Ducati. Zarco took a shock MotoGP pole for the first time in two years on the year-old GP19 Ducati by over three tenths in qualifying at Brno having failed to get out of Q1 at the Jerez races last month. The Frenchman has had a troubled path to his Czech GP pole, following his miserable half-season with KTM - the high point being a third-place on the grid in a wet Brno qualifying last year. Signed to Ducati to race for Avintia in the winter - having initially rejected the offer - Zarco missed the two-post season tests, so had only six days on the...
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