Zarco described Quartararo as a possible surprise in the race
Johann Zarco believes this year’s rookie Fabio Quartararo would be as surprised by the first race of this year as he was himself two seasons ago on his royal-class debut. In his MotoGP debut in 2017, Zarco led six laps in a Tech 3 semi-factory Yamaha, then ended the race early with a fall. His compatriot, who will make his debut with the Petronas SRT team on Sunday, finished in second place just behind Maverick Vinales in the last pre-season tests in Qatar. "Yamaha looks extremely competitive on this racetrack. Fabio has also proven this in recent tests," said Zarco, who now sits on a KTM team motorcycle. "He can surprise on Sunday just like I did two seasons ago." Quartararo made it to the MotoGP class with only one