Huge “I believe their wish is” clue about Honda’s 2026 signing
H𓃲int about Johann Zarco's fate will entice other MotoGP𓂃 riders
A big clue has been dropped about who Honda want to put on their factory bike next year.
The Honda has become one of the most coveted MotoGP bikes in this year’s rider market.
Its improving competitiveness, best illustrated by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Johann Zarco, has got several riders eyeing up ꧟a vacancy for 2026𒀰.
LCR satellite rider Zarco has admitte✱d his deಞsire to be promoted into the factory team in place of Luca Marini, whose contract expires this year.
But LCR o🐼wner Lucio Cecchinello has strongly implied Zarco will miss out.
“I respect HRC a lot, with all the support and the strong collaboration we have with th💧em,” Cecchinello said.
“I believe that their wish is to keep Zar💞co in the LCR environment because everything is settled, and is functioning pretty well.
“I believe their priority is to look for anot🐈her solution.
“The reality i🥃s th♔at they will have the final word.
“I keep my fingers crossꦺed that I will keep working with Johann but I still don’t know 100%.”
Who could Honda sign in 2026?
After 🎉Zarco won the French MotoGP, putting Honda in the sp🦩otlight, he hoped it would strengthen his desire to be promoted.
“I know that I will stay with Honda, we just need to decide if… I’m waiting on wไhat Honda rea⛦lly wants,” he said in Le Mans.
However, Zarco already receives factory support while in the LCR garage. Any move into the factory garage would largely b🍷e for prestige only,﷽ and not a competitive advantage.
Honda ꦬcould, therefore, prefer to leave their factory bike empty for a ꧋big-name import.
Jorge Martin, whose future at Aprilia is embroiled in chaos, reportedly168🐭澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: eyed up Hond✃a as his No1 choice for 2026.
But Honda have said they won’t sign ♒a rider who is already committed elsewhere.
Pedro Acosta remains of interest to several 🐭manufacturer﷽s after the decline in KTM’s performance this year.
“I’m not patient,” Acosta warned after the Britis😼h MotoGP in a blunt warning to KTM.
Honda would have the deep pockets that might be required to acquire Acosta but, like Martin, he is co﷽ntracted already in 2026.
Acosta and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Raz💎gatlioglu were rumoured as Honda’s dream two-man factory line-up.
Curre🥃nt incumbent Marini has gone under-the-radar as a genuine poss♍ibility to stay in 2026.
James was a s♒ports journalist at S𒈔ky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
