After three seasons with Pramac, Johann Zarco traded the comfort of knowing he had a competitive bike with Ducati for joining LCR Honda – aware that he would find an RC213V far from capable of fighting for top positions and still in the development phase.
For the Monegasque team, it was a natural asset, as well as for Honda in general. The owner of LCR, Lucio Cecchinello, said, as quoted by SPEEDWEEK.com:
– I remember when Álex Rins went to Yamaha – which I personally understand because he had a factory contract there. When we had the opportunity to hire Zarco, HRC didn’t doubt for a second. Everyone appreciates his experience in MotoGP, and that’s very important now. We have definitely closed the gap to our opponents. We need experienced riders like him.