Johann Zarco♔ says the fact he could fig𒊎ht with Pecco Bagnaia in the MotoGP Argentina Grand Prix was “positive” but also meant he “could not use” his “extra speed”.

The LCR rider gave Honda one of its best weekends in well over a yꦇear after he qualified on the front row and managed fourth in the sprint.

Feeling he had podium pace in the grand prix, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Johann Zarco ultimately finished sixth after a battle with Ducati’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pecco Bagnaia.

While Zarco beamed at the fact he was able to fight with a factory Ducati on his Honda, he admits that Bagnaia’s robust defence meant he couldn’t use the speed advantage he fe🍸lt he had in the ear♏ly stages.

As a result, his tyres dropped off too much in the final laps and left him powerless to stop VR4ꦏ6ꦰ Ducati’s Fabio Di Giannantonio from snatching fifth from him.

“Very nice weeken🗹d, almost a dream weekend,” he began🤪.

“From the first lap on Friday till the race on Sunday, getting this possibility to fight with the top guys🌃 was so nice and has been pretty positive for us.

“Clearly I did everything to have the podium.

“ The strategy on Sunday was better than on Saturday because I got a better start in this long race on Sunday and I was in a♏ better position to be in third position and try to go with Alex [Marquez] and Marc [Marquez].

“But I was fighting with Pecco and he wa🅺s defending pretty well.

“So, the extra speed I could hav💫e at the beginning of the race it’s really that I didn’t use it - I could not use it prope🔯rly because of the fight with Pecco.

“But it’s so positive to say 𓆉I’ve been fighti💙ng with Pecco.

“But then the ra🅷ce has been quite tough because not overtake him made the bike a bit more tough to ride and at the end of the race I got a lot of movement on the bike that I could not hold Di Giannantonio from c෴oming.

“So, I finish🌊ed sixth but if I take it overall I can be happy.”