We are talking more and more about Iker Lecuona in the Honda clan, and that is a good thing for him. This demonstrates that he made the right choice by leaving the Grand Prix paddock to join the WSBK paddock under the official Honda seal. The kind of journey you take to start the second part of your career, but the Spaniard is only 22 years old. The fact remains that he is doing great things with the CBR triple R and he has entered the HRC's fine books to such an extent that he will be lined up for the 08h00 at Suzuka. Given the situation of the Repsol Honda team and his MotoGP experience, Lecuona is rumored to take Stefan Bradl's place as Marc Marquez's replacement. The noise in the corridor is so loud that Alberto Puig is forced to speak about it…
Iker Lecuona will it be seen on an RC213V in Repsol colors in MotoGP this year? The question arises, especially since his WSBK calendar would allow him to freelance. A question that develops as the races progress. Stefan bradl follow one another without the slightest point being scored. We will also recall thatIker Lecuona competed in the MotoGP World Championship in 2020 and 2021 for Tech3-KTM. He achieved his best results in 2021 with a 6th place at Spielberg and a 7th place at Silverstone with the KTM RC16.
The prospect is therefore theoretically possible, but the team manager Alberto puig wants to put the kibosh on it: “ No, it's not a subject » we read from the Spanish on speedweek. " Lecuona was hired by Honda for another championship ". He specifies : " Iker is riding the World Superbike Championship and he's not doing bad there, he's fifth in the World Championship ».
« There would be nothing wrong with letting Iker Lecuona take part in a private MotoGP test«
However, the same Alberto puig recognizes that unfavorable circumstances could also decide for him: “ of course, if Stefan falls and gets hurt and we don't have a second driver, I don't know what we will do. But it is not our plan now to bring Iker to MotoGP. We don't think about it. There would be nothing wrong with letting Iker take part in a private MotoGP test. A replacement driver might also be needed at LCR. But we don't have any MotoGP tests planned with him anytime soon ". Nevertheless, Alberto puig considered scenarios…
