Yamaha rider Fabio Quattararo is finalizing a move to Honda for the 2027 MotoGP season after a potential move to Aprilia has fallen through.
Every quarter The contract is over Yamaha At the end of the 2026 season and it is not believed that he sees a future in the Japanese team. The 26-year-old raced for Yamaha from 2021 and rode the bike from 2019, but lost patience after years of struggle.
The Frenchman, who replaced Valentino Rossi in his factory team and won the 2021 MotoGP title for Yamaha, has not won a Grand Prix in Germany since 2022. After winning in Germany, he has just six podium results in 72 races, including one in the last 47 races.
as well as, Quattro is not confident about Yamaha’s new V4 engine Away from the inline four in the 2026 season, they are poised for strong results. That is why it is said Quattararo has agreed to leave Yamaha for Honda in 2027. A two-year contract.
Fabio Quattararo is in talks with Honda after Apria rejected his wage demands.
Honda And Quattararo is now finalizing the final details of his contract to lead Yamaha’s Japanese rivals into the 2027 MotoGP regulations era. But AUTOhebdo He also notes that the Honda is basically the best real alternative to the Quattro. Aprilia He fell.
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The selection of Quattro factory MotoGP teams for 2027 is actually Yamaha, Honda and KTMas a Ducati seems ready to sign Pedro Acosta To collaborate with Marc Marquez. Aprilia was also an option initially, but the salary that Quattararo wants to move to Noale is out of budget.
Consequently, Quattararo has moved to Honda as a priority for 2027, as the Nice native believes the Tokyo team are more likely to adapt better to the 850cc regulations than KTM. The fact that Honda understood the new aero constraints better than KTM was a key aspect.
Fabio Quatararo to join Aprilia in 2027, demands £4.5m contract
Signing Quartararo would give Honda the big-name rider they have missed since Marquez left the team at the end of the 2024 season to join Grecini. Honda replaced Marquez with Luca Marini on a new one-year deal to keep him behind Joan Mir until 2026.
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Honda could field an entirely new rider line-up featuring Quartararo in 2027, as Mir is out of contract at the end of the 2026 season, as is Marini. Honda intends to give Mir and Marini time to get a contract for 2027 Before deciding on a teammate of Quatara.
It is up for debate if Apria agrees to the demands but how he feels about moving to Honda for the 2027 season. Carlo Pernat understands this. Quatararo visited the Aprilia factory to present himself He wants to earn £4.5m a year for the club by 2027, however.
It is now understood that Quattroro’s salary demands are too rich for Aprilia’s liking, despite a significant reduction in salary compared to his current contract with Yamaha. Yamaha currently pay Quattroro £10m a year.As one of the highest paid drivers on the MotoGP grid.
