Honda Builds for Quartararo's Era | F1 News

Honda’s gearing up for a seismic shift in MotoGP with Fabio Quartararo joining as their new factory rider for 2027, bringing in veteran crew chief Christian Pupulin—known as “Pipi”—to lead his garage. Pupulin, with deep roots at Ducati and KTM, is poised to help Quartararo transition smoothly after eight years at Yamaha. Quartararo’s also bringing over Ignacio Madurga, his trusted tire guru from Yamaha. While Quartararo’s seat is locked in, the second factory spot remains up for grabs—with Diogo Moreira a frontrunner and new crew chief Andres Madrid set to join. Meanwhile, David Alonso will ride with Santi Hernandez, Joan Mir’s current crew chief, as Honda builds a future-ready team around its new star lineup. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/541fac60856e9df2