Ducati test rider Michel Pirro said Pramac Yamaha Ace Torak Razgatlioglu’s difficult start in MotoGP “makes me smile”, proving just how difficult it is to learn new tyres.
Razgatlioglu It has moved from the World Superbike Championship to MotoGP in 2026 and is on the back of lifting third in the production bike category. But the 29-year-old failed to score points in the prototype bike class after the first rounds in Thailand and Brazil.
The best that Razgatlioglu has ever composed in V4 Yamaha The YZR-M1 secured P17 at the Thai Grand Prix and the Brazilian Grand Prix. He crashed first in the Buriram Sprint but impressed before falling P15 and closed out P18 in the Goianya Sprint.
Yamaha and Pramak He always knew that the 2026 season would be tough for Razgatlioglu. In addition to ride height equipment and aerodynamics, the Turkish ace is familiar with other bikes in world superbikes. Michelin Instead of tires Pirelli Tires.
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Michel Pirro feels how difficult it is to learn the new MotoGP bikes after Torak Razgatlioglu’s strong start
Razgatlioglu finds it “impossible” to ride a Yamaha bike in Brazil.Struggling more than ever with the front brake in a Sprint Race. Only Pramac team-mate Jack Miller finished the Sprint behind Razgatlioglu, following Yamaha’s Fabio Quatararo in P6 in 15.316s.
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Ducati test rider Pyro As he gets more comfortable with the Yamaha M1 and Michelin tires, Razgatlioglu has no doubt he will improve over time. But seeing the struggle of the Alanian native makes Pirro “smile”, because it shows how difficult it is to learn a new bike.
Pyro said Moto.itIt makes me smile because now I’m a bit older but I think I’ve started to adapt before, it’s not easy always changing tires and bikes and competing in MotoGP with Bridgestone, Pirelli, Michelin and Dunlop.
“It’s not easy, because when you’re seven to eight tenths in MotoGP, now you’re practically last. If it’s seven to eight tenths of a second, you’re last, which means half a tenth in a corner. It’s not easy even for a champion like him.
I’m sure he’ll have a chance to close the gap, but we’ll have to give him time. So, like everything else, he’ll need to fine-tune and fine-tune the necessary details.
“Obviously, if you’re five seconds behind, it’s a lot easier. When you’re half a tenth off every corner, it’s not easy to adjust.”
Prove me wrong: Toprak Razgatlioglu will be faster than Fabio Quatararo by the end of 2026.
Razgatlioglu Pramac ace is learning more about the Yamaha M1 with each session he spends on a circuit, but it may take time for him to feel at home in MotoGP. Honda Racing Luca Marini thinks Razgatlioglu ‘won’t have fun’ in MotoGP until 2027 Because of the conflict.
This year is the last campaign on 1,000cc bikes, with MotoGP introducing 850cc engines, travel-height equipment and Pirelli tires being banned in 2027. But Razgatlioglu wants to use 2026 as a learning opportunity. MotoGP calendar It is new to him.
Razgatlioglu admits that Quatararo is better than him in acceleration After following the factory Yamaha rider and 2021 MotoGP champion during the Brazilian GP. Quatararo failed to qualify in P4, and Alex Rins was the top Yamaha in the Brazilian GP in P14.
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