Five questions raised by Alonso’s expected Honda deal

MotoGP’s current ‘next big thing’, David Alonso, is widely expected to make his premier-class debut as a Honda rider next year – though details of the move remain fluid.Spanish publication AS has reported that Alonso will get the nod as Fabio Quartararo’s factory Honda team-mate for 2027, and Alonso-to-Honda has been corroborated by other media across Spain and Italy, though without the certainty that he will suit up for the factory team. In any case, it appears that Honda has won a bidding war long foreshadowed by Alonso’s absurdly dominant run to the Moto3 title two years back. But here are the biggest related questions to help us understand what that means, and who it affects.Factory or satellite ride?Sky Sports Italy and Motorsport.com are both reporting that …