Johann Zarco says he realised he had “issues in your head” throughout a tough begin to his first MotoGP season with Honda after a take a look at for the Suzuka 8 Hours.
The Frenchman joined Honda with the LCR squad for the 2024 marketing campaign, however struggled within the first half of the 12 months to generate outcomes.
However steps ahead with the RC213V noticed Zarco constantly breach the factors within the second half of the season.
He scored factors consecutively within the remaining 9 rounds, together with a season-best for Honda of eighth on the Thai Grand Prix.
In addition to positive factors with the bike, Zarco famous {that a} revelation about his psychological method to the undertaking throughout a take a look at for the Suzuka 8 Hours allowed him to experience higher in MotoGP.
“It’s good to have been in a position to evolve, even mentally, throughout the 12 months,” Zarco mentioned in an interview with Paddock-GP.
“And I feel that occurred after I examined the bike for the Suzuka 8 Hours, the place I realised that I truly had nearly the identical feedback and issues as in MotoGP.
“So, I mentioned to myself, ‘properly, no matter issues you’ve gotten in MotoGP, you even have issues in your head.
“You’re caught with emotions and beliefs that have to be let loose. Take a look at the topic in another way’.
“After I began doing that, I began using the MotoGP bike a lot better, inside its limits as a result of we’re nonetheless far off.
“However that’s what allowed me to make an enormous distinction on the finish of the 12 months in comparison with the opposite riders.”
He added: “The endurance bike is taken into account the very best bike, and I realised that I anticipated it to be a lot simpler.
“In truth, going quick with any bike isn’t straightforward and particularly requires a sure approach. It was a great reminder for me to not lose that approach or know the right way to adapt to it.”
Zarco ended his first 12 months with HRC because the marque’s high rider in seventeenth within the standings.
He additionally received the Suzuka 8 Hours for Crew HRC alongside Takumi Takahashi and Teppei Nagoe.
