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Honda HRC Signs Quartararo, Team Manager Puig Says Goal Is 'Back to the Top'

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Honda HRC Signs Quartararo, Team Manager Puig Says Goal Is 'Back to the Top' — PHOTO — WEBIKE / © Webike↗ View original

Honda has announced that Fabio Quartararo will join the team from the 2027 season. HRC Castrol team manager Alberto Puig called Quartararo "a world champion and one of the fastest riders on the grid," saying their shared goal is to return to the top of MotoGP. The move comes as the sport shifts to 850cc engines under new 2027 regulations.

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Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

Speaking from experience in the paddock, Quartararo picking Honda feels close to a gamble. Stacking a big transfer onto a year when the 850cc rule reset hits everyone is either going to click and transform the team, or go rough if it doesn't. Everything hinges on whether his feel matches the new bike.