Honda admit: “Johann Zarco approached us - we were surprised”

And the 𝐆Japanese manufacturer even confessed to being surprised that Zarco was ꧟interested in swapping a Ducati for a Honda.
Pramac Racing’s Zarco could find himself as the odd-man-out if Marco Bezzecchi takes his seat for the 2024 MotoGP season, but he could inherit the vacancy at LCR Honda left behind by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Rins.
LCR boss Lucio Cecchi🉐nello 💃said: "I'm going to tell you the truth, we have nothing to hide.
“We were approached by🔯 various agents, including the o🍸ne of Zarco.
“We were a🤪 little bit surprised, because Zarco has a very competitive bike currently.&n🐭bsp;
“He will also offer us the possibility of𝕴 working together wit♍h a project of several years and it’s an option on the table.”

Repsol Honda team manager Alberto Puig added: "I don’t know, right now I can’t answer you.&nb꧑sp;
“But I can give you my personal opinion, Johann is a fast rid♍er with a lot of experience.
“He rode with many teams. He is always a welcome rider. But I can’t give you a real statement at th𒁏is moment because we don’t even talk."
Zarco said during the British MotoGP: "It’s good to have the interes💝t of Honda. Clearly it’s nice to have this kind of brand interested, even if they’re struggling. We have to think about this.”
LCR ﷽have a seat to fill next season because Rins is quitting, after just one year, to join Yamaha next year.
The two LCR 💟bikes - Takaaki Nakagami’s and Iker Lecuona’s - were the last two to finish thꦇe British MotoGP at the weekend, underlining the challenge that may await Zarco if he arrives next year.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sp🔯orts for a decade covering everything from American sports,⛎ to football, to F1.