At 33, the Pramac Racing rider is the second-oldest on the🅘 current grid, a year younger than Aleix Espargaro.

He is at the mercy of Marco Beꦯzzecchi who must choose between staying at Mooney VR46 on year-old machinery or moving to Pramac on a 2024 Desmosedici next year.

“Johann is also a veౠry good and fast rider,” Ducati sporting director Paol𒈔o Ciabatti told . 

“You saw that again in the sprint at Silverstone. He was then a𝔍gain fourth in the world championship. Now he's fifth again. 

“But please – this is a very remarkable🦄 performance.

“Johann is one of the bes🍌t MotoGP riders out there. Jus♈t a little spark is missing, then he can win.”

Zarco is haunted by the unkind fact that he has ꦺnever won a MotoGP race in six-and-a-half years, with four manufacturers.

“The problem is: we have Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini, plus Jorge Martin anꦗd Bezzecchi, who have all conquered vᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚictories - 2022 or 2023,” Ciabatti said.

“And when signing a driver, you have to set certain priorities. Age is𝐆 one of them.”

Age is also the reason tha𝔍t Du🌺cati routinely claim they are not in the mix to recruit Marc Marquez, who is currently 30.

LCR Hon💯da have claimed that Zarco, who perhaps knows his MotoGP seat for 2024 is at stake, has approached them over the vacancy that Alex 𒅌Rins will leave behind.

Zarco spoke glowingly about Honda at 🔜Silverstone, and the potential of joining them next year.

But, if Bezzecchi opts to remain at Mooney VR46 rather than go to Pramac, Zar🐬co is expected to retain his current pla♋ce.