The future of Lorenzo does not depend on Zarco, according to Puig

The boss of the stable Repsol HondaAlberto Puig is categorical. According to him, the arrival in the lap Honda of Johann Zarco for the last three rounds of the season at LCR, has nothing to do with the future of Jorge Lorenzo with the mark. Although the five-time World Champion faces great difficulties in adapting to the red and orange machine, Puig says there is no question of replacing him for the moment.

And this even if the French driver had to sign performances of choice at the Grand Prix of Australia, Malaysia or Valencia. Alberto Puig recalled that he drives for the LCR team, and that Honda is not directly involved in managing the drivers of his satellite team.

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"Not at all", he replies when the Spanish television channel DAZN asks him if the future of Jorge Lorenzo depends on his performance until the end of the year. "Zarco is a member of the LCR team, his usual driver has a shoulder injury and Zarco was free, Honda just allowed him to use our bike, [otherwise] it's totally their business, it's not has nothing to do with us. "

Many observers expect that the Cannois is more comfortable on the machine of 2018 than Lorenzo on that of 2019, and so he stands in front of him. Puig does not advance on this ground, and indicates that it is especially for Johann Zarco that these three races will be beneficial, rather than for the mark with the golden wing.

"I have no idea, I do not know what he's going to do, it's important to see how he is and how he behaves with this bike. Zarco ", he added before Lucio Cecchinello, director of the Team LCR, does not abound in this sense. If it is not possible for Johann Zarco to return to the 2020 grid, this first contact could be very useful for later …

"There is no chance that Zarco will drive here in 2020 because we are already happy with our two drivers, Cal [Crutchlow] and Nakagami, both have a contract, but the fact that Zarco can test the Honda will allow him to to be better known in the Honda family, and who knows, from the beginning of 2020, I think a lot of pilots will move, and the market will be fully open.Most drivers have a contract that will expire. 'he has a chance to know people at Honda, and who knows for the future'Cecchinello explained.

It is replacing Takaaki Nakagami that Johann Zarco will return to MotoGP for the last three rounds of the season. The Frenchman was released by KTM following his desire to put an early end to his contract, which would initially run for two seasons.

With German Garcia Casanova