Johann Zarco's victory at the Suzuka 8 Hours required him to master an issue which notoriously troubled Valentino Rossi.
He won Suzuka as a rookie in 2024 but, at the weekend, retained it for his manufacturer who place so much emphasis on the result that they wanted their standout MotoGP rider to compete again.
"It will mean a lot, especially after doing it as a two-rider team. It's some achievement," Peter McLaren told the Crash MotoGP podcast.
"Four hours each, a MotoGP race is less than an hour, so it's four-times the race distance. It's not the intensity but there are backmarkers, riding at night with headlights, and the incredible heat.
" Valentino Rossi said, years ago at Sepang, that he started seeing black and white towards the end of a race!
"All of that, during a summer break, is a massive achievement for Zarco which will go down well with Honda.
Rossi was also a Suzuka 8 Hours winner on a Honda and admitted his troubles with the hot conditions .
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