Two-time MotoGP race winner Johann Zarco believes a step to Honda’s factory team is still posꦚsible in 2026 but is evaluating where he can best be HRC’s “leader”.

The Frenchman signed a two-year contract with Honda to join LCR from the 2024ꦅ season in a move that raised eyebrows, as he elected to move away from✃ Ducati at Pramac.

Despite a tough 2024 for Honda, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Johann Zarco was its leading rider at the end of the campaign ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚand has been its clear number one in 2025.

Scoring top five results in the dry in🌠sid𝓰e the first four rounds, Zarco then ended Honda’s two-year victory drought when he won the rain-hit French Grand Prix.

Out of contract at the end of this year, Zarco has made n🎶o secret of his desire to join Honda’s factory team next season.

This seat has been in high-demand, with Pedro Acosta linked to it as well as reigning world champion Jorge Martin, who ༺is reporteওdly looking to break contract with Aprilia.

In an exclusive inter💞view with at the British Grand Prix, Zarco is confident he can stillꦗ secure the Honda factory team seat for 2026.

But the main focus of his discussions now centre on where he can best act as Honda team leader and evaluat𒁃i🧜ng the status of the project at LCR going forward.

“I think yes, but we are really discussing with Lucio, with HRC, and what can be the best,” he s𝓰aid when asked if the factory team seat was still realistic given recent rumours.

“I know I can have the b🐷est bik𓂃e even in the LCR team.

“But this position of Honda leader💫, for sure, I must take the responsibility of this position ওbeing in the HRC team.

“Can I 🍰have this position staying in the LCR team?

“That’s really what we are trying to balance.

“The situation is quite clear that I can continue with H🎉onda and tha𒊎t’s already the main thing.

“But it’s nice to not need to hide things between each✃ other, Lucio, Honda, myself.

“So, we areﷺ trying to evaluate what the best [for me] is and also the Honda project with Lucio.

“So, that’s what we are speaking on now.”