Francesco Bagnaia is expected to reject Yamaha and sign for Aprilia ahead of the 2027 season. Toprak Razgatlioglu could be one of the biggest beneficiaries of this decision.
The news was on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning Bagnaya chose Aprilia. When he was ready to leave Ducati, he arrived with Pedro Acosta in his place.
Speaking to the media on the Buriram test, Bagnaya He confirmed that he has taken the decision and will make an announcement in the coming days.
Yamaha is set to sign George Martin. Honda wanted Bagnaia to be his team-mate as a replacement for Fabio Quatararo, but now they have to rethink their plans.
The chances of Torak Razgatlioglu Yamaha will be greatly improved by the decision of Peko Bagnaya
Bagnaia was arguably the best rider still playing in the riding market. As mentioned above, Acosta headed to Ducati, Alex Marquez to KTM and Marco Bezecchi extended to Aprilia.
Apria Innea Bastianini and Fabio Di Giantantonio were watching. As Bagnaia options, so both are now theoretically options for Yamaha.
Yamaha has also been linked to Joan Mir.2020 world champion, but he can still stay at Honda.
Jack Miller and Alex Rins are inside candidates, but the gap to Quattroro in last year’s standings (over 120 points) is too big to secure a factory spot in 2027.
Miller is likely to stay at Pramac Yamaha They are unlikely to offer Rin a new deal amid fears the MotoGP grid could collapse entirely. In these circumstances, Razgatlioglu can be seen as the best option.
Razgatlioglu is having a rough rookie year. Adapting to MotoGP bikes and Michelin tyres. But his ceiling is arguably higher than any rider mentioned above.
The Turkish superstar is already on a factory contract and is finally set for a place in the official team. In the year That plan may have to be accelerated by 2026 if it shows enough promise.
All five are predicted for the 2026 MotoGP factory line-up.
Race’s Simon Patterson, one of the first journalists to break the news of Bagnaya joining the Apri, has predicted the five factory line-ups for next year.
He said that he will promote Razgatlioglu in addition to the obvious activities.
Three weeks later Patterson wrote X Nothing has ‘actually changed’. His full predictions are as follows.
- Ducati: M Marquez, Acosta
- Aprilia: Bezechichi, Bagnaia
- Honda: Quatararo, Mr
- Yamaha: Martin, Razgatlioglu
- KTM: Vinales, A Marquez
Realizing that the seat next to Martin will be one of the most coveted spots available after the first wave of advertising, Yamaha will give Razgatlioglu time to evaluate it. After passing Bagnaya, there is no need to rush.
