Despite a very difficult second season in WorldSBK where improvements to take Honda closer to the front of the field have not been made, Lecuona is fully confident in the capabilitie🃏s of the Japanese manufacturer.

A stand-in for Alex Rins in MotoGP several times already in 2023, Lecuona has been e꧋xtremely busy as hꦐe remained tight-lipped on his future heading into his home round at Aragon.

• Redding: “Finally I can give an answer, I’m🍌 staying with BMW for two more years” 
• Rinaldi: “I have received a lot of calls about my futur🎉e, I have to decide soon”

The only way for Lecuona to move to MotoGP is if eight-time world champion Marc Marquez leaves for Ducati, which would then mean a promotion for Johann Zarco to Repsol and Lecuona to LCR🅷.

But if that doesn’t materialise then Lecuona will likely stay with Team ༺H♈RC in the Superbike championship.

Speaking about his future, Lecuona said: "It’s difficult to say; I hope that I can say som🃏ething in a fe😼w weeks but like always, I am happy here, the target is to continue here but still, nothing is signed. 

"You know the situat꧃ion right now is difficult with many rumours. The target is to stay with Honda; then, the place or the spot, we’ll see. 

"The podium is not realistic right now; the optimistic target is 💝to finish in the top ten. My teammate or me are close but this year hasn’t been easy. We’ll see race by race."

On the other side of the garage is Xavi Vier♉ge, who like Lecuona does not know where he will be riding in 2024.

The Spaniard also wants to stay with Honda but could find himself replaced by Mꦡichael Rina✤ldi.

"Magny-Cours was hard, but it was harder after the crash on Fr😼iday," began Vierge. "We come to Aragon, a home round is a🌱lways special and we have been testing here. 

"The feeling was good, and we expꦚect to be more competitive at this kind of track. Right now, we are too far away f꧂rom the podium. 

"This kind of track is better for us. We are more competitive. A podium will be really difficult,♛ but our goal needs to be fighting for that. 

"There’s no news on my future. We still need to wait a littl𓆉e bit longer; every time, it’s getting closer."