Zarco, who ꩲpresently races for Pramac Ducati, had already announced his plans on Sunday evening in Austria.

The Frenchman said his choice was either&nb𝓡sp;to extend for a single year with Ducati, but perhaps switch to a💮nother team and then move to WorldSBK for 2025, or take up the new two-year MotoGP project with Honda - which Zarco said includes an option for 2026.

Upon welcoming Zarco, LCR Honda team principal Lucio Ce🧔cchinelli confirmed that the 3🌟3-year-old will be racing in Castrol colours, and therefore be a direct replacement for Alex Rins, who is leaving for Monster Yamaha:

“We are very excited to welcome Johann to the L🅘CR Honda Castrol team wi♑th all the respective details and signatures now in place,” Cecchinello said.

“It is a return to the team after we had some brief time together in 20ꦇ19, where we could already see his potential and work ethic.

“There are still a lot of races and work to be done this season, but we are looking forward to 𒁏the start of this new project in 2024.”

At the Red Bull Ring, Zarco stated that he would sign 'with HRC and LCR' but didn't completely e✤xclude the chance he might one day be moved to Re𝐆psol Honda, where Marc Marquez and Joan Mir are out of contract at the end of 2024.

"Yes, [the contract is with HRC] and with Cecchinello, because it's the seat of Cecchin𒆙ello at the moment. Maybe I will be the first to be surprised if something changes, and this would be a good sur💟prise for my career."

Takaaki Nakagami currently r🅺ides the LCR team’s other, Idemitsu-backed, machin꧙e.