Fabio Quattararo is set to become one of the main players in the 2027 MotoGP rider market, as rumors of his future at Yamaha grow.
Before the MotoGP test at Sepang, reports came out Fabio Quatararo He could be set to leave Yamaha at the end of the 2026 season.
In the year After joining in 2019, the eight-year partnership between the French rider and the Japanese manufacturer will end.
The Frenchman’s frustration. Yamaha It became clear that the new V4 engine did not live up to expectations at the Valencia and Sepang MotoGP tests. In the year With the lack of positives in 2026 and the new regulations in 2027, now Quattroro has seen enough and looks set to jump ship.
Access to the Quattroro is said to be for 2027. HondaIt is as it is said. Quartararo has signed an agreement with the Honda factory team.
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Johan Zarco believes that ‘it should go to the European brand’
At the Sepang test, a fellow French rider Johann Zarko He was interviewed Fastlane TV And he asked for his thoughts on the rumors surrounding Quatararo.
The 35-year-old, who raced for Japanese and European manufacturers during his time in MotoGP, suggested that Quattroro should join a European manufacturer rather than Honda.
However, the Japanese manufacturer believes that due to the information it will receive for the new MotoGP regulations in 2027, if Quattroro decides to sign with Honda, he will be successful.
Zarco said: “I don’t know, sometimes we get surprises.
“If Fabio wants a change, I say to myself, he should go to a European brand because he loves Yamaha so much. It’s true, it’s the same Japanese mentality, but it’s not the same bike.
“I think it’s good, because Fabio is a top rider, and I think it will be very good if he goes out on Honda. In my opinion, the bike can be very good in 2027 because everything is new. In all the work we do, we take information for 2027, even if the project is new.
“We don’t know which bike will be better, with a small chance, it will be Honda. So, it could be very good!”
Fabio Quattararo has been labeled ‘fantastic’ by the Honda boss.
During the Seppang test, HRC team manager Alberto Puig was asked about the rumors surrounding his team and Quatararo.
Although the Spaniard has revealed that his priority is the line-up of current MotoGP riders Joan Mir and Luca Marini. Puig went on to call the Catalans fantastic.
Honda currently has no drivers signed to its factory team for the 2027 season, but the Japanese manufacturer is making rapid progress with the RC213V.
After a difficult 2024 season, Honda made drastic changes in 2025 and claimed a race win and three more podiums throughout the year with Zarco and Mir.
The 2026 tests were a positive start to the year for Honda, with Mir finding himself in the top five on the timesheets at the end of the three-day test at the Sebang International Sector.
