Johann Zarco believes he is "close to 100 percent" of the potential of the 2016 Yamaha MotoGP package following the second pre-season test of the year in Thailand. The Tech 3 Yamaha rider ended last week's Buriram test second only to works Honda rider Dani Pedrosa, and comfortably ahead of factory Yamaha duo Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales. While both Rossi and Vinales were left worried by their lack of pace, Zarco was focussed on making further gains on the 2016 Yamaha having chosen to concentrate on the older bike after the opening pre-season test at Sepang. "[As] I say since last year, there is big potential on this bike and I need to use 100 percent of this bike...
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