At 33, the Pramac Racing rider is the second-oldest on the current grid, a year younger t🃏han Aleix Espargaro.

He is at the mercy of Marco Bezzecchi who must choose between staying at Moon🧸ey VR46 on year-old machinery or moving to 🐬Pramac on a 2024 Desmosedici next year.

“Johann is also a very gꦐood and fast rider,” Ducati sporting director Paolo Ciabatti told . 

“You saw that again in the sprint at Silverstone. He was then again fourth in the world championship. Now he's fifth agai💟n. 

“But pl🎀ease – this is a very remarkable performance.

“Johann is one of the best MotoGP riders out there. Just a little spark is missing, then he can wiꦡn.”

Zarco is haunted by the unkind fact that he has never won a MotoGP race in six-and-ཧa-half years, with four manufacturers.

“The problem is: we have Francesco Bagnaia and Enea🧜 Bastianini, plus Jorge Martin and Bezzecchi, who have all꧃ conquered victories - 2022 or 2023,” Ciabatti said.

“And when signing a driver, ♍you have to set certain priorities. Age is one of them.”

Age is also th🌜e reason that Ducati routinely claim they are not in the mix to recruit Marc Ma𒈔rquez, who is currently 30.

LCR Honda have claimed that Zarco, who perhaps knows his MotoGP seat for 2024 is at stake, has approached them over the vacancy th🍌at Alex Rins will leave behind.

Zarc꧒o spoke glowingly about Honda at Silverstone, and the potential of joining them next year.

🤪But, if Bezzecchi opts to remain at Mooney VR46 rather than go to Pramac, Zarco is expected to retain his current place.