Danilo Petrucci believes that Michelin tires will hold Toprak Razgatlioglu in the 2026 MotoGP season.
One of the main talking points going into the 2026 MotoGP season is the bomb move. Toprak Razgatlioglu.
The Turkish rider has decided to leave World Superbikes after winning three titles, switching to MotoGP, a move that riders have struggled with in the past.
Signed with Razgatlioglu Yamaha And rides in Pramac Racing For the 2026 season, however, issues emerged as the team struggled to adapt to the Yamaha M1 during testing.
Has Toprak Razgatlioglu made a mistake in moving to MotoGP in 2026?
Toprak Razgatlioglu should use a different style in MotoGP.
Discussing his former World Superbike rival’s move to MotoGP Moto.it, Danilo Petrocchi In the year Razgatlioglu revealed what he will hold in 2026.
The Italian believes the Michelin tires used in MotoGP will force Razgatlioglu to use the ‘exact opposite’ driving style to that used in World Superbikes.
Petrucci also believes that Razgatlioglu will eventually suit the MotoGP bikes, but jumping on the Yamaha M1 will do him no good.
Petrucci said, “Being on his old bike, I understand more where he was strong, and unfortunately for him, it’s probably the exact opposite of his relationship with Michelin tires.
He’s an absolute talent because I’ve seen him do some amazing things, the front wheel has amazing control. Unfortunately, the problem is that the front Michelins are not the tires that give you that amazing confidence, but the rears as well, they have to be used in a certain way.
“They are very high performance tires but they have to be used in their own way and the bike has to stop straight and then run into corners. It’s not easy to combine the two things, braking with Michelin tires is very difficult. Very few riders succeed, but I think Toprak will get there.
“He doesn’t even have a motorcycle to ride much of in the crowd, so that doesn’t help him.”
Has Toprak Razgatlioglu joined the WRONG MotoGP team?
Andrea Dovizioso believes the 2026 fights will benefit Razgatlioglu.
Yamaha MotoGP test rider; Andrea DoviziosoHe was close to Razgatlioglu as a MotoGP rider in the early pre-season and watched the battle closely.
The Italian believes. Razgatlioglu says the 2026 season will be ‘very complicated’ As he adjusts to life in MotoGP compared to World Superbikes.
However, Dovizioso does not believe that the difficult 2026 will be that bad for Razgatlioglu as he will have more experience on MotoGP machines in 2027 before the new regulations.
With the Yamaha V4 engine under development, the 15-time Grand Prix winner will benefit in 2027 if Razgatlioglu and his team can ‘stay calm’.
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