Tech 3 Yamaha's Johann Zarco says he was “confused” when he saw the laptime that secured him pole position for the MotoGP race at Le Mans. Zarco secured home soil pole with a scintillating 1m31.185s effort late on, smashing Jorge Lorenzo's erstwhile lap record by almost eight tenths. The Frenchman said he was caught out by the laptime, and even admitted that the surprise hampered his final lap in Q2. Recounting his session, Zarco said: “I felt on my first exit with the first new tyre that the first lap you can have some extra performance, but I was not able to use it well. “[1m]31.6[s] was already not bad, I was happy, and then for the second exit I say 'okay, try to do this first...
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