Toprak Razgatlioglu is about to hit the road in his first session as an official MotoGP rider, and his future in the category is already being discussed.
For the first time in MotoGP history, a Turkish rider is set to experience the first season of one of the most anticipated rookie campaigns in recent years in the premier class this year.
Yamaha highly rated Razgatlioglu.He will try to give it a ride in the 2022 MotoGP as he tests prototype machinery for the Japanese brand for the first time.
The three-time World Superbike champion won his first title in the category with Yamaha, which served as a catalyst for their partnership in MotoGP.
The premier class giants will be hoping that Razgatlioglu can secure what no other WSBK switch has done before in MotoGP and a first world title in the category.
Is Toprak too late to MotoGP?
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Yamaha’s dream is to replace Fabio Quatararo with Toprak Razgatlioglu.
In a recent MotoGP podcast breaking down the three team debuts this pre-season, journalist Simon Patterson revealed Yamaha’s ‘dream’ for his factory team if Fabio Quattararo were to leave the team.
The Frenchman has grown impatient with Yamaha’s failure to deliver a competitive bike in recent years, and rumors of an exit in 2025 are rife with the lack of speed more prominent than ever.
Quatararo warned that ‘everything will change’ When Yama Razgatlioglu arrived at Pramak, including a change of support in the ranks.
Discussing whether Pramac Moto2 talent Izan Guevara could find himself a MotoGP seat in 2027, Patterson said: “I would say it depends on where.
Fabio Quatararo, Marc Marquez and Peco Bagnaia are two linchpins. I think it depends on what Fabio Quatararo does.
If he looks elsewhere, suddenly there is a way. If Yama’s dream is gone, he is going to be replaced by Toprak. I think so, but that depends on what Toprak does.
Can Toprak Razgatlioglu repeat World Superbike success in MotoGP?
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Toprak Razgatlioglu has been warned of a difficult adaptation period early in his MotoGP career.
Given Razgatlioglu’s impression that he will be riding sub-optimal Yamaha machinery in the premier class for the first time ever, the Alania native has been warned that he will not be able to recreate the WSBK magic from his first race.
If the former WSBK rival began to show signs of frustration at the level of Quattroro Alvaro Bautista tells Razgatlioglu that nobody cares.And he simply needs to keep pushing through his adaptation period.
Bautista also warned Razgatlioglu must show signs of improvement. In the second year of the competition in the premier class.
The 29-year-old could fall out of favor if he fails to show a clear path of improvement, and his MotoGP reign could end quickly if that’s the case.
