#5 Johann Zarco – 1st (1’29.907) – Practice
“We had a decent level today, and I’m really happy. We understand the bike much better now, and by adjusting small things, we’re improving the feeling on the bike. The crowd here in France gives me energy, and I’m allowing myself to enjoy the moment. Being competitive today in the dry is super important because the pace on the bike has been interesting since the beginning of the year, we just weren’t able to unlock its full potential. Today, we managed to do that. Achieving it here, on home soil, is amazing.”
#11 Diogo Moreira – 19th (1’30.723) – Practice
“We’ve done a good job today despite the final position. We are getting there; it’s just a matter of putting everything together. I like this track and we pushed hard to secure a Q2 spot. We’ll try again tomorrow. Overall, I felt good on the bike, so let’s keep working and pushing.”
#5 Johann Zarco – 10th – Sprint
“Our balance is very sensitive when it comes to performing well and at a high level. Today I didn’t have the best feeling, and this morning’s crash complicated our plans. I finished 11th on the grid because I couldn’t repeat yesterday’s lap time. During the Sprint, despite a good start, after some laps, I started to struggle. I couldn’t maintain the pace and finished out of the points. Let’s try again tomorrow.”
#11 Diogo Moreira – 9th – Sprint
“It’s nice to have scored points for the first time; step by step, we’re getting there. During the Sprint, we had good speed and pace. What we’re missing is putting everything together in practice and qualifying. Today’s key was the start; we had good pace, and that is important. If it rains tomorrow, it will be the same for everybody. We’re on the right path; we’re rookies, and we need to push every day and keep learning.”
#5 Johann Zarco – 11th – Race
“It was a tough weekend. It wasn’t the performance we wanted. The little crash on Saturday morning affected my confidence, and once you lose a bit, you lose it everywhere. During today’s race, I tried to stay on the bike, but I wasn’t competitive and I struggled. Overall, the positive is that when I have a good feeling, we can see that something great is possible with this bike. The target is to repeat the strong performances we can achieve when we feel good. We’ll try again in Barcelona!”
#11 Diogo Moreira – DNF – Race
“Today was more difficult than yesterday. I was there fighting, but it was difficult to keep the pace. I made a mistake at Turn 9. I tried to catch the group, but I went wide and ended up crashing. After yesterday’s race, I was quite happy, so now it’s just a matter of continuing like this and improving race by race.”
Posted on Monday, May 11th, 2026 in News
