168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Johann Zarco says he “expected to stay” with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Marquez throughout the MotoGP Argentina Grand Prix spr𓄧int as “I knew I 🃏could have the pace for the podium”.

The LCR rider delivered Honda i💜ts first front row in MotoGP since the 2023 Italian GP when he qualified his bike third on the grid.

Strong all weekend at Termas de Rio Hondo, Zarco was confident he could battle for the podium in 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:the 12-lap sprint on Saturday afternoon.

However, he was forced into an early battle with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pedro Acosta after d𒆙ropping to sixth off the line, and was too far 🌸adrift of third by the time he got back up to fourth.

Zarco was just 1.167s away from Ducati’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pecco Bagnaia at the chequered flag for Honda’s best sprint result since Marc𒆙 Marquez was third in 🐬Valencia in 2023.

“I mꦰust be happy with the fourth position today,” he old MotoGP’s official website.

“Already the 🔯first row in🎃 qualifying was a good present for me and the team.

“And then I knew I can have the pace for the podium. I expected to stay with Alex and Marc, but I had t🐟o ♒fight a bit with Acosta and Quartararo.

“So, it was good to overtake them a🍌nd🧜 try to chase Pecco.

“But Pecco managed well the beginning of the race, the first five laps he took this third positioꦫn and then he kept it, and then even if my pace was good it was tough to come back on him.

“That’s why I can be very happy with the P4 and still hope tomorrow with a differ꧙ent tyre choice to get some advantage and play for the podium.

“For sure with a better start, if I can stay in third positiꩵon then I guess just having a few tenths better in the first three or five laps it would make a difference.

“But step by step I’m comi꧋ng back to the top and at the moment I enjoyed it ⭕a lot.”

Joan Mir: Honda is in a “completely different story” to 2024

Honda managed to get two bikes in the points in Saturday’s sprint in Argentina, as factory team rider Joan Mir took eighth after a late battle with Acosta.

Though admitting the Honda’s lack of power means he can’t be “fully happy with this package”, he is “able to f🅰ight and this is something great”.

“Satisfied but not fully happy because I think we have a bit of margin to do something more,” 🃏Mir said.

“I made a bad start, I lost a bit of positions at the start. Then it was difficult to overtake, but we were ab🐽le to have a consistent pace and being able also to be quite fast.

“Missing something still, missing someth🧸ing in the exit of the corners to be fully happy with this package.

“But the reality is we are getting there, I felt 🌞better than yesterday, we madeℱ a step today.

“But something happened in the sprint. I think we have a little bit more, to do a little bit more, in ♍terms of pace. But we have to be happy because it’s a completely different story as the last season.

“We are able to fight and this is something great. I’m able to enjoy it on the bike and hopefully tomorrow we can make a small step forward to try🔜 to get into the top six.”