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澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Johann Zarco, has got several riders eyeing up a vacan�♉�cy for 2026.

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

But LCR owner Lucio Cecchinello has strongly impl🌳ied Zarco will miss out.

“I respect HRC a lot, with all the support and the 𒀰strong collaboration we have with them,” Cecchinello said.

“I believe that 🌺their❀ wish is to keep Zarco in the LCR environment because everything is settled, and is functioning pretty well.

“I believꩲe their priority is to look for another solution.

“The reality is t🎶hat they will have the fi꧂nal word.

“I keep my fingers cro༒ssed that I will keep working with Johann but I still do♌n’t know 100%.”

Who could Honda sign in 2026?

Af🌳ter Zarco won the French MotoGP, putting Honda in the spotlight, he hoped it would strengthen 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 already receives factory support while in the LCR garage. Any move into the factory garage would largely be for prestig♈e only, and not a competitiveไ advantage.

Honda could, therefore, prefer to leave their factory bike em🍸p⛎ty for a big-name import.

Jorge Martin, whose future at Aprilia is embroiled in chaos, reportedly168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: eyed༺ up Honda as his No1 choice for 2026.

But Honda have said they won’t sign a ♔rider who is already committed elsewhere.

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

“I’m not pati🥂ent,” Acosta warned after the British MotoGP in a blunt warning to KT♋M.

Honda would have the deep pockets that might be required to acquire Acosta but, like Martin, he is contract💧ed alജready in 2026.

Acosta and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖𒁃结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu were rumoured as Honda’s dream two-man factory line-up.

Current incumbent Marini has gone under-the-radar as a ge🍸n🎶uine possibility to stay in 2026.

Marini insists he is in talks with Honda abouඣt a new deal.