Honda have agreed to make Moto2 gem David Alonso a factory MotoGP rider in 2027, unlike Ducati and Yamaha, but Ricard Jove doubts he will ride for the works HRC team.
Alonso He is one of the brightest prospects in the lower world championship categories and has long been determined for a spot on the MotoGP grid. Now the 19-year-old boy has a very good chance of graduating to the premier class Honda After rejection in 2027 Ducati And Yamaha.
Reports have surfaced recently that claim it. Honda signs Alonso for their factory 2027 lineupFabio Quatararo is expected to switch teammates from Yamaha next season. It is an open secret. Quartararo has agreed to join Honda from 2027..
Joan Mir and Luca Marini are both out of contract at the factory Honda garage at the end of 2026, opening the door for Alonso and Quatarro to join. But Jove, although more open to talks, is not yet convinced Alonso will compete with the Honda team.
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Jove said Alonso held talks with Yamaha and Ducati before finalizing a deal to race for Honda in 2027. MotoGP season. But Yamaha and Ducati refused to accommodate his desire to become a career rider, while Honda were ready to give the Colombian the status he wanted.
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However, like Honda too LCR Horseman Diogo Moreira In the year With a factory contract in 2028 offering an option for him to move to their line of work, Jove expects Alonso to join LCR when he debuts in MotoGP – despite a factory HRC contract.
said Jove. Sports world“It’s true that David Alonso will be with Honda – although they’ve talked to Yamaha and Ducati, but he’s never had the chance to be a factory rider with the last two.
“David Alonso wants and is asking for that level, and Honda is giving it to him. However, I have serious doubts that he will be in the factory team. And why do I say that? Because we have to see how they do everything.”
He added: “Morera has a factory bike at LCR with an official rider contract. I know, if he fulfills his objective, Honda’s plan is to have him in the factory team. How would he feel if another rider came and skipped that step, going straight into the factory team?
“If Moreira gets a result, he will not take it well at all. I have no doubt that David Alonso will have an official rider contract at Honda, but I doubt he will be in the factory Honda team.”
“Introducing a Moto2 rider directly to the factory team, when you have a rider like Diogo Moreira under contract and promise him a promotion from satellite to factory, doesn’t make sense to me. I see David Alonso at LCR.”
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Moreira has joined LCR as a factory contract Honda rider in the 2026 MotoGP after rejecting advances from rival teams such as Yamaha last year. It was said. Yamaha and Trackhouse were interested in Moreira As he successfully fought to win the Moto2 title.
Honda won the race to sign Morera as they prepare to make way for the Japanese brand’s works team. The Brazilian is said to have signed a two-year factory Honda contract that includes a third option and potential jobs until 2027.
Team owner Lucio Cecchinello says he hopes to keep LCR Moreira in 2027.Honda will allow Alonso to move directly from Moto2 to their factory MotoGP team next year. Johannes Zarco has signed a direct deal with Honda to drive for satellite team LCR through the 2027 season.
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