Zarako says

Satellite Honda Rider Johan Zarko Has talked about your wish in clear words yet Luka MariniFactory seat in 2026.

While the French did not use Marini’s name in an interview with Dorna before the race of his home in Le Mans later this week, Italian’s contract ended at the end of this season. Other factory rider of Honda, Zone MirContracted by the end of 2026.

After an impressive beginning for 2025 riding on LCR Honda, Zarko was equally clear about his desire to move – and also presented a strong signal about direction dialogue.

“The conversation with Honda is very positive,” said 34 -year -old. “But (being as) is so clear with Lucio (Sechinalo, their current boss in LCR) … it is great to speak with him and be 100% honest.

Despite riding an independent RC213V, Zarco has been a real leader of Honda’s revival under Romano Albasiano in Zarco 2025.

His 43 -digit Dhona placed him seventh in the championship. This is also 11 more than Marini is 11 more and is 32 clear crash-prone Mir. Thus her highlights are still qualifying on front rov for Argentina Grand Prix in March and are fourth in the last month’s Qatar GP.

“As a fast rider (A) as a Honda, it can be interesting to become a number one rider and I would like to make this step,” Zarko continued, the only Grand Prix won in Australia in 2023.

“So we are really speaking and trying to understand what the best could be. I know that I am feeling super good here (in LCR) and I also have full support from Honda.

“But we need to evaluate whether I need this prestigious seat in the factory team. It’s something I want … but it is also good for Lucio (how it will work). It is great for this free speech between Lucio, Honda and me.”

Although speculation about a Zarko switch on the factory bike has increased, a quiet Marini told the Italian media on Thursday that his conversation with Honda had also started and it was still in the early days. Conversation with Honda, of course, can take subjects such as Marini to the LCR seat of Zarko.

And when there is close cooperation between the factory Honda team and the LCR, the Peking order has been exposed in front of the Le Mans Weekend. The factory team tested an advanced engine directly after the final race in Jerage and planned to run it at the end of this week – but it would not be available to Zarko for the race in front of their home fans.

“I can’t try the new engine yet because the factory team was working on it and we had other things with the LCR team,” he said.

Speaking to the French media, Zarko said: “The official team really liked it, and I think they are going to continue it at the end of this week.

“(But) we have got enough (other improvements) to perform well.”

Zarko’s LCR Honda Team Mate SokyatWho will not ride after surgery for the arm-pump later this weekend, who is a challenging first some race in his crook Motoogp season.