Johann Zarco was the star in qualifying on home turf at Le Mans, and on the evidence of his race pace the Frenchman also has a very good chance to take a long-awaited maiden victory in MotoGP. The French Grand Prix was always going to be one of Tech 3 man Zarco’s best chances to take a first premier class win, as Le Mans is a track where the Yamaha has been the strongest in recent years. It was going to be an all-Yamaha podium last year before Valentino Rossi’s dramatic crash. While a repeat of such dominance this year is unlikely with Honda and Ducati both having riders with strong pace, Yamaha is definitely in better shape than it was at Jerez, where high attrition helped to...
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