Lucio Cecchinello, Boss of LCR Honda, believes that a transfer from Johann Zarco to the HRC factory team “no interest”. While Zarco, 7th at the MotoGP 2025 championship, aspires to join the factory, Cecchinello praises Honda’s identical support at LCR.
While the MotoGP transfer market for 2026 is agitated, Johann Zarco is at the center of all attentions at Honda. HAS 34 years, the French pilot lives a second youth on the handlebars of the RC213V of the team LCRof which he is, for the second consecutive year, the best representative. In 2025, he already offered to Honda its first top 5 for over a year, at Qatar Grand Prix. With its results and its commitment, Zarco no longer hides his ambition: he wants to stay at Honda two more seasons … and he would like it to be in the HRC factory box.
But on the side of Lucio Cecchinelloboss of the LCR team, we don’t really see why change a working team.
« Of course, we want to continue working with Johann “Says Cecchinello at the microphone of crash.net at Grand Prix de France. « I think we have created a very good link between the engineers, him and the team. It’s the right environment. In my opinion, it would be a shame to change completely. »
Lucio Cecchinello: « At LCR, we have the same equipment, the same parts, the same development specifications »
The Italian manager above all recalls a fundamental point: on the technical level, LCR is at the same level as the factory team.
« Here, at LCR, we have the same equipment, the same parts, the same development specifications. So I don’t really see the interest, apart from the prestige, to run for the factory. But that, It is no longer in my hands. HRC will make the right decision. »
Lucio Cecchinelloformer pilot himself, remains lucid and open to the situation in MotoGP: ” I always try to put myself in the place of the pilot. I know this environment well, it’s been almost 40 years since I was there. I respect all opinionsI do my best and I cross my fingers. Otherwise, we will take up another challenge. Honda continues to support us at best, as they currently do. »
In a boiling paddock, where the names of Pedro Acosta and Soil razgatlioglu are also whispered for Hondastability may well be called … Zarco. But it remains to be seen if he will keep his handlebars at LCR or if he will obtain the entry ticket so much coveted for the box HRC.
