168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Johann Zarco appears to have made a U-t🉐urn in his wishes for a 2026 MotoGP contract.

The in-form rid🦄er sensationally won the French MotoGP at Le Mans on home soil, then followed it up with a podium at Silverstone.

Those results, coupled with his consistent improvement, proved the qual🔯ity of MotoGP’s oldest rider - but also indicated the new competitiveness of the Honda.

LCR satellite rider Zarco insisted after winning in Le Mans that he hoped itಌ would help earn him  a factory Honda promotꦡion in 2026.

Current factoꦬry rider Luca Marini is out of contract at the end of this year, creating a coveted vacancy.

Zarco already receives factory support while in the product💟ive LCR garage so a promotion would be 💃somewhat for prestige only.

LCR owner Lucio Cecchinello 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:hin🍨ted that Honda might look elꦛsewhere, away from Zarco, for a star rider in 2026.

Now Zarco appears to have admitted he wo🙈uld prefer to stay put.

"My relationship with Honda and Cecchinello is v𓂃ery good,” he told Sky Italia at Silverstone.

“Even in Lucio's team 𒅌we can have even more support and be a third factory 🉐bike.

“It would be ideal, we are thinking about how to stay here and be the real number 1 in the Honda team.”

Zarco is fifth in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:MotoGP standings, the highest-placed non-Ducati rider.

His efforts haꦡve helped create interest in the potentially vacant factory Honda next year, if they opt against keeping Marini.

Marini, incidentally, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:claims he is also in talks to stay.

But Zarco staying atও LCR would open the d𝔍oor to Jorge Martin, should he leave Aprilia .

It would reꦦunite Martin with best mate Aleix Espargaro, who is now a Honda test rider.

But Espargaro has denied ever urging Martin to quit Ap🍷rilia and jump ship to Honda.

Honda boss Alberto Puig also stated 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:they would not approach Martin, or any rider, who is contracted to a rival.

Pedro Acosta🐓, who is tied to KTM in 2026, has also been mentioned as a dream sigꦬning for Honda.