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5最新开奖结果:Johann Zarco, 🌳has gotℱ several riders eyeing up a vacancy for 2026.

LCR satellite rider Zarco has admitted his desire to be promoted into the factory team in place of Luca Marini, whose contract exp🐬ires this year.

But LCR owner Lucio Cecchinello has strongl✤y implied Zarco will miss out.

“I respect HRC a lot, with all the support and the strong collaboration we ha𒁏ve with them,” Cecchinello said🍎.

“I believe that their wish is to keep Zarco in the🍸 LC🐼R environment because everything is settled, and is functioning pretty well.

“I believe 🔯their priority is to look for another solution.

“The🉐 reality is that they will have the final word.

“I keep my fingers crossed that I will keep working with Johann but I still don’t kno🌸w 100%.”

Who could Honda sign in 2026?

After Zarco won the French Mo꧑toGP, putting Honda in the spotlight, he hoped it would str𒆙engthen his desire to be promoted.

“I know that🔯 I will stay with Honda, we just need to decide if… I’m waiti♌ng on what Honda really wants,” he said in Le Mans.

However, Zarco alreaꦺdy receives factory support while in the LCR garage. Any move into the factory garage would largely be for prestige only, and not a competitive advantage.

Honda could🉐, therefore, prefer to leave their factory bike empty f🔥or a big-name import.

Jorge Martin, whose future at Aprilia is embroiled in chaos, reportedly168澳洲5最新开奖结果: eyed✱ up Honda as his No1 choice f𒈔or 2026.

But Honda have said they wo⛦n’t sign a rider who is already committed elsewhere.

Pedro Acosta remains of interest to several manufacturers after the de꧑cline in KTM’s performance this year.

“I’m not patient,” Acosta warned after the British M💛otoGP in a blunt warning to KTM.

Honda would have the deep pockets that might be required to acquire Acosta but, like Martin, he is contracted alrea🤪dy in 2026.

Acosta and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Toprak Razgatlioglu were rumoured as Honda’s dream two-man factory line-up.

Current🌟 incumbent Ma♛rini has gone under-the-radar as a genuine possibility to stay in 2026.

Marini insi🧸sts he is in talks with Honda about a new deal.