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

And the Japanese manufacturer even confessed to being surprised that Zarco was interested in swapping✨ a Ducati for a Hon💝da.
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5最新开奖结果:Alex Rins.
LCR boss Lucio🌼 Cecchinello said: "I'm going to tell you the truth, we have nothing to hide.
“We were approached by various agents🦩,ﷺ including the one of Zarco.
“We were a little bit surprised, because Zarco has a very 🌟competitive bike currently.
“He will also offer us the possibility of workin☂g together with 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.&n𓃲bsp;
“But I can give you my personal opinion, Johann is a fast rider with a lot of e♕xperience.
“He rode wit♔h many tꦛeams. He is always a welcome rider. But I can’t give you a real statement at this moment because we don’t even talk."
Zarco said during the British MotoGP: "It’s good to have the interest 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 f▨ill 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 the British MotoGP at the weekend, underlining the challenge that may await Zarco if he arrives next year.

James was a sports journa🐟list at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.