Yamaha are still dealing with the rear instability that Valentino Rossi complained about before his MotoGP retirement. Torak Razgatlioglu is the latest rider to discover his weakness.
Razgatlioglu He joins the Yamaha fold for 2026, riding for satellite team Pramac after replacing Miguel Olivera. After withdrawing from World Superbikes, he found MotoGP machinery adjustment difficult in testing.
Yamaha In the year In 2021, he won the world championship with Fabio Quatararo, but since then they have gradually declined. His last MotoGP victory was at the German GP in the summer of 2022.
Rossi In the year He began his second stint at Yamaha in 2013 and continued to ride M1 until his departure from the premier class, although he dropped to satellite team SRT for his 2021 farewell tour.
Valentino Rossi has complained about Yamaha’s chronic rear-end issues
Speaking at the recent pre-season test in Thailand, Razgatlioglu expressed his disappointment over the absence of a rear grip from his Yamaha motorcycle.
“The biggest problem is the rear tire, I still find it very difficult to understand,” he said GPON. “It’s the first time in my life I’ve ever seen a tire slide down a straight. Once it starts sliding, it doesn’t stop.”
As the Italian outlet notes, this has become a chronic problem at Iwata since Rossi paid ‘attention to the engineers’ over the past few seasons.
Indeed, ahead of the 2021 season, Rossi spoke through. Autosport“Especially accelerating fast because I don’t have a lot of rear grip.
Yamaha may have made the bold decision to switch from an inline-four engine to a V4 in one generation, but it still hasn’t changed the fundamental nature of the bike. It could be a recurring problem for their new star signing.
Does Toprak Razgatlioglu’s riding position cause backsliding?
Razgatlioglu’s unusual riding position That means he couldn’t use the Yamaha rear air. Doing so violates the sport seat height rule.
In theory, the resulting loss of downforce could make matters worse in corners.
Francesco Guidotti is confident that Razgatlioglu will thrive in MotoGP. Due to the latter’s ‘special riding ability’, it will undoubtedly be difficult to demonstrate that ability on this year’s Yamaha.
Alex Rins says Yamaha engineers are focused on the Quattro.Leading rider, in the near future, but as the Frenchman is about to move to Honda, he is hopeful that this will change this year.
