Johann Zarco says he was ‘happy’ with his first taste of the Honda RC213-V, with Friday running in Australia the first chance he has had to sample his new machine. Zarco joined the LCR Honda satellite squad for the final three races of 2019 after being dropped from the factory KTM squad shortly prior to the Aragon event last month as replacement to the injured Takaaki Nakagami, who misses the rest of the year due to having surgery on an injured shoulder. The Frenchman underwent somewhat of a baptism of fire as FP1 took place in wet conditions, though he impressed with the 13th quickest time- which put him ahead of both team-mate Cal Crutchlow and factory Honda man Jorge...
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