Marc Marquez would \u201cwelcome\u201d Honda signing Johann Zarco to join LCR and replace Alex Rins for the 2024 MotoGP season, with the Frenchman set to decide his future soon.
Rins elected to sign for the factory Yamaha squad for next season and exit a two-year works deal with Honda having felt a lack of support from the Japanese manufacturer this season.
When asked about Zarco potentially joining the Honda stable, Marquez – who was 10th in the Austrian GP sprint on Saturday – said: “Welcome. If it’s like this, [it’s] welcome, especially if it’s a fast rider that is fast with other manufacturers with a lot of experience. Zarco says he hopes to have his future decided by the end of Sunday in order to focus on the rest of the season having been distracted by it on Saturday, in which he qualified 10th and retired from the sprint following an early crash involving team-mateThe Frenchman sees both options as solid, but doesn’t feel like a WSBK move is something he should be doing given how competitive he remains in MotoGP.
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