Having been at Ducati for the last four years, first with Avintia and then Pramac, Zarco has signed a two-year deal to join Honda and LCR in 2024 replacing Yamaha-bound Alex Rins.
It will mark the second time Zarco has ridden the Honda in the premier class, having been drafted in to replace the injured Takaaki Nakagami at LCR for the final three rounds of 2019.
The Frenchman, who was ousted from his KTM ride having elected to quit his two-year deal earlier in that season, was 13th on his Honda debut in Australia but didn’t score in the following two rounds.
Honda is currently joint-last in the manufacturers’ standings in the middle of a miserable year for both Japanese marques, despite Rins ending HRC’s win drought in America in April.
Swapping MotoGP’s best bike for its worst, Zarco says the “good feeling” he got on the RC213V and with LCR in 2019 means he is “not scared” of the challenge that awaits him.
“I’m sure they have the power to invest in the need to find a solution, and I will be proud if I can find a way with them,” he said.
“I still believe the one who can win on the bike as soon as the bike works better will be Marc [Marquez], because he remains an incredible rider when he is feeling good.
Source: Autosport