Johann Zarco admits his impatience trying to pass Jorge Lorenzo for the lead of his home MotoGP race was what caused him to crash out at Le Mans. Tech 3 Yamaha rider Zarco thrilled the French crowds on Saturday when he beat Marc Marquez to score pole position with a new lap record around the Le Mans Bugatti Circuit. He slipped to second at the start of the race behind a fast-starting Lorenzo, and was still running in that position when he lost the front end and crashed at Garage Vert on the eighth lap. Explaining the incident post-race, Zarco admitted he pushed too hard to clear Lorenzo early on, even though the Spaniard's pace dropped dramatically in the latter part of the race....
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