The Frenchman has been linked to replace Yamaha-bound Alex Rins at LCR Honda for the 2024 season, as VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi looks set to take his place at Pramac Ducati.
Zarco rode three races for Honda at the end of 2019 replacing the injured Takaaki Nakagami at LCR, and was heavily linked to a factory HRC ride for 2019 before inking a KTM deal instead – something he told Motosprint several years ago was “not entirely my choice”.
He struggled massively at KTM, scoring just one top 10 finish and electing to end his two-year deal early before the Austrian brand ousted him with immediate effect following the San Marino GP.
Honda’s 2023 campaign has been miserable, with Rins’ Americas GP win the only highlight as injury and crashes have dogged the Japanese brand.
Zarco says going to Honda “would not be a bad challenge” and would be honoured to lead it to better results.
“I would be proud to be this guy because I could not make this work well in KTM,” he said.
“Maybe my feedback was good for KTM, but the results I was having I was not ready to be in this position.
Source: Autosport