With his future secured at Honda for the 2027 MotoGP season, David Alonso is calmly approaching the end of his final Moto2 campaign with Aspar: "I'm relaxed about the future now ," he told the media, including PaddockGP, in Aragon. This allows him to relax more on his bike and deliver strong performances, as seen in Spain.
Starting fifth on the grid at MotorLand Aragon, David Alonso made the most of his opportunity to secure his third podium finish of the season. With one lap to go, the 2024 Moto3 world champion engaged in a fierce battle with Izan Guevara for second place. The duel was ultimately won by the Spaniard, a future Pramac Yamaha rider whom he will face again in 2027 in MotoGP, leaving the number 80 rider on the third step of the podium: “I only had one lap to overtake him,” he recalled. “ It’s better to have two or even three laps to understand the braking zones and where to overtake. I didn’t have time to think, I just attacked. It was clean and I gave it my all right up to the last corner. It didn’t work out, but I enjoyed it.”
Nevertheless, he can't help but look to the future. It remains to be seen under which colors he will make his debut in the premier class. Next season, the Colombian could join forces with Fabio Quartararo at the HRC factory team, or join Johann Zarco at LCR. The official announcement is still imminent to determine whether he will be placed with Diogo Moreira, but it would make sense for him to join the satellite team for his first year.
In any case, he is delighted with his future collaboration with the two French riders on the grid: “We have a good team,” rejoices the Madrid native. “Quartararo is young. Not as young as me, but he’s still young. He’ll arrive at Honda with the desire to win after some somewhat complicated years. Zarco has the benefit of experience. He’s the best at developing the bike, without needing to ride at the limit to find out what’s happening with it. Moreira is younger, with a free spirit.”
Whether he shares the garage with the driver from Nice or Cannes in 2027, David Alonso is guaranteed to learn alongside a pillar of the grid. Johann Zarco shares this enthusiasm, for his part, eager to study the style of the new generation.
