Zarco: “Ducati convinced me!”

“Firstly, I would like to say that the news should have been announced before the magazine came out. Anyway, I am very happy with the reception to this announcement […] When I decided to leave the KTM project in August, I had no Plan B. Then they let me go for the benefit of Kallio… in the end, it was a bad thing for a positive outcome, since in the wake, the opportunity came along for me to ride the Honda. I could see that Jorge was no longer in sync, so even though I didn’t know what his future was going to be, I set out to play this card. Of course, when he called that press conference in Valencia to announce that he was retiring, I thought it looked pretty good. But during the weekend, the winds changed and a lot of things were turned upside down. Besides, it was a weird Sunday, because I already knew that I had very little chance. Finally, Ducati called me on Monday saying ‘we need to talk’. We had several meetings during which they explained to me what they would make available to me and they were able to convince me. It gave me a boost of confidence! They told me that the Avintia team was going to completely change their status. And then, for my part, I was going to have the opportunity to try to compete once more for the Top 7 or 10, to stay with Ducati then deserve and even better bike in the near future, with podiums perhaps being the icing on the cake”.

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