Johann Zarco accused of chasing “money” at Honda: “Strange, paddock is shocked!”
That’s the view of TNT Sports’ MotoGP broadcasters who w🍎atched with surprise as the big news emerged in Austria.
Zarco, whose Pram𓆉ac Racing seat has been touted around, has confirmed that he will join LCR Honda from 2024.
A baffled Neil Hodgson reacted on TNT: “So I’ve got an offer to stay on the Ducati for next season, or I could jump on that Hon🎐da? Show me the money!
“You can’t blame him. He’s coming to the♉ end of his career.
“Not only getting on a Honda, he’s not in a factory team, he’s in the LCR team on a l🦹ong-term contract!
“It’s a strange move. The paddock is shocked.”
Sylvain Guintoli added: 🅰“I📖t is strange because of what he did with KTM.
“He had a very decent factory con💯tract. He lost it after a few ra🎉ces because he couldn’t cope with not being competitive.
“At that point, the project was still growing.
“He went away from 𝔍the money.🥂 He got rescued, basically, by Ducati.
“It is a shock, in that respect.”
Hodgson said: “We’ll see what happens. 𒐪I haven’t got a good feeling about it, though. I haven’t.”
Some reports suggest that Zarco could dou🐻ble his wages by swapping Ducati for Honda but he is also moving off MotoGP’s best bike to climb onto its worst.
Zarꩵco insisted that a guaranteed two-ꦑyear contract at Honda was a crucial factor in ensuring his MotoGP longevity.
He will replace Alex Rin﷽s, who is bound for Yamaha.
As it stands, Zarco leaves an attr💙active vacancy at Pr💎amac.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade c༒overing everything from American sports, to football, 🥂to F1.
