Starting the COTA MotoGP weekend just 20th place in Friday practice, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Johann Zarco made a ‘huge’ last-min🌞ute breakthrough on Sunday morning.

The Frenchman beat his qu♊alifying time on the way to third place behind only the factory Ducatis of Marc Marquez and Francesco Bဣagnaia in the warm-up.

“Huge change, huge step”

“I'm so happy that from𒐪 Saturday to Sunday we made a huge step forward. I could show it in the warm-up and then had confirmation in the race,” Zarco said.

“We did a huge change in set-up. I cannot say if we went in the direction of Joan [Mir] or Marini, but we did somꦛething that worked for me. 

"I'm so happy for t𒊎hat.💖 We tested it in morning and straight away I had a better lap time than qualifying.

“This possibility to move from one set-up to another and find the performance will be so important for us for the re🥃st of the season.”

“Good overtakes, good fights”

After the delayed race start, Zarco ꦍcharged from 15th on the grid and was in the thick of a gruelling fight for fourth p꧅lace, as the top Honda rider, when he crashed with three laps to go.

“Good overtakes, good fights, and I even thought I could catch Jack Miller [in fifth💞],” Zarco said. “Because I expected that with a used tyre, I can be better than him.

“But the fight with Aldeguer was too tough. I lost energy and time. And then Bezzecchi and Basti💦anini got the opportunity to pass me too.

“When I tried to close the line in Turn 12, I completely lost the rear grip. I didn't expect that. So for sure d✅isappointed, but from where we started on Saturday, slow and with zero feelꦓing, I've been very competitive.

“So that's the good thing of today෴, and a good sign for the next raceꦑs.”

Despite failing to score for the first time this season, Zarco retains his position as the top Honda in the world championship, albeit dropping to seventh and on🦂ly five points clear of HRC’s Luca Marini.