Overview
- Honda is preparing to run six bikes next season if it lands a second satellite team, with Tech3 emerging as the leading candidate, according to Motorsport.com.
- Expanding from four to six entries would give Honda more test data and more seats to place riders on customer teams that run its bikes, Motorsport.com reports.
- Honda sounded out Trackhouse and Gresini for partnerships, but Trackhouse expects to stay with Aprilia and Gresini is finalizing a Ducati renewal, the same outlet reports.
- Spanish outlets cited by Crash report that Moto2 standout David Alonso is set to join Honda in 2027, while AS also reports Dani Holgado will step up with Gresini on Ducati machinery, though none of these moves are confirmed.
- Motorsport.com says Fabio Quartararo is understood to have a factory Honda seat for 2027, a shift that could force out Joan Mir or Luca Marini from their current roles.