LCR Honda<\/a> rider.<\/p>\n\u201cI have more chances if it’s raining because at Jerez, even if I had a very good pace in the dry, I could not even hope for a podium.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do not hope for rain on Sunday. But if it’s coming, I\u2019ll try to use this chance.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zarco\u2019s real strength is in the tricky mixed conditions that Le Mans is famous for.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I like the most is when there is a little bit less water on the track,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhen it’s raining a lot, I don’t feel I can do a big difference because I need laps to get confidence.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut when there is a bit less water and the other guys maybe are struggling with the tyre moving, from there I take my advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the forecast, Zarco rejected suggestions he should be seen as the favourite.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don’t think I’m being seen as the favourite. It\u2019s just, \u2018wow, something that we could not believe happened last year\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo now I think people believe even more that maybe it can happen. It’s more about belief than really being the favourite for victory.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Nonetheless, Zarco\u2019s wet-weather form was underlined last time at Jerez, where he challenged Marc Marquez for pole position.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Jerez that when it was raining, I qualified in second place, playing for the pole position. \u00a0So I confirmed that in wet condition, I have more chances and I\u2019ll try to take them.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust by looking at the weather forecast, that’s why people feel that I’m coming as a favourite.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“But as I said, it’s more, maybe I have a chance\u2026 It would be just unbelievable to live this again.\u201d<\/p>\n
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