Iker Lecuona leaves MotoGP with a legitimate feeling of unfinished business. He didn't exactly reveal himself when he needed to at the end of a 2020 season where the KTMs were in good shape, unlike him, since he suffered from a Covid-19 infection. He was then discreet in 2021 before finally showing good speed. But it was too late. At KTM, we were no longer counting on him and the other Grand Prix jump seats were booked. The Spaniard has it a little in the way but he knows that at 21 years old, everything remains possible, especially with a Honda official contract in his pocket. A document which certainly destines him for the WSBK for two years, but, these days, the bridges exist and just ask to be crossed...
These links and connections are notably established at HRC who is thinking about a plan B in case his eight-time World Champion finds himself incapacitated for much longer than feared. Marc Marquez offside, the case lecuona would appear from the angle of a pilot 21 years old who already has two years of experience in MotoGP, a discipline where he showed some interesting flashes aboard a KTM… But we are not there yet and the Spaniard, who learned a lot thanks to this opportunity offered to him Hervé Poncharal, is pragmatic: “ life takes many turns and i believe everything happens for a reason. I can't say that I'm leaving MotoGP forever, but I can't say the opposite either. I don't know what the future holds for me ».
The young Valencian pilot further specifies: “ I know I have now signed with Honda in the World Superbike Championship for two years. I am very happy to have this chance and, as always, I will do my best. If we have to come back to MotoGP, we will. And if we have to stay in the World Superbike Championship, we will stay there ».
Iker Lecuona was able to measure himself against his idol
Public chat speedweek, the young lecuona takes stock of his career among the elite: “ first of all, of course, there is the fact that I was able to race against Valentino Rossi He said. " He has always been my idol. The fact that I can say that I am the only rider of the 2000 generation to have raced in MotoGP at the same time as Valentino, and to have fought him in a direct duel in five or six races this year, is the greatest reward for Me ».
« It is the reward for all the hard work and effort I have put in since I was a child, as well as the help and sacrifices my parents and the rest of my family have made to help me achieve this career » Iker finishes. “ In addition, the move to MotoGP allowed me to make a living from what I like to do best ". The Spaniard has completed 30 Grands Prix in MotoGP.
