Andrea Dovizioso admits Pramac rider Toprak Razgatlioglu expects “nobody” to do as well as Yamaha’s Fabio Quattroro in the US in the first three MotoGP races.
Dovizioso He still believes. Razgatlioglu V4 is not riding. Yamaha YZR-M1 “Absolutely”, with it still adapting to Michelin tires and being the start of Yamaha’s V4 engine project. But the 29-year-old is already surprising everyone with how strong he is on the M1.
Razgatlioglu scored the first point of his MotoGP career last weekend in P15 United States Grand Prix At COTA. interrupted Pramak Teammate Jack Miller 0.760s to take the final points-paying position, also after passing the Yamaha rider Every quarter between the last rounds.
Quatararo was “very impressed” by Razgatlioglu at COTA.The Turkish racer felt he used the riding style he refined to win three World Superbike titles to protect his tires better than the 2021 MotoGP champion. The Michelin tires were Razgatlioglu’s biggest challenge.
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Torak Razgatlioglu stunned Andrea Dovizioso by beating Fabio Quatararo at the United States Grand Prix.
Razgatlioglu can compare his early MotoGP results to other Yamaha riders due to the shortcomings of the Japanese brand’s original V4 engine, which abandoned their inline-four project. But the Alania native’s performance in Texas left a big impression on Dovizioso.
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Yamaha test driver Dovizioso has been a key source of support for RazgatliogluBut “no one” can be expected to see him compete against the likes of Quattroro in Iwata’s outfit soon after his MotoGP career. Razgatlioglu was the second fastest Yamaha rider to qualify at COTA.
Dovizioso said. Moto.it“Yamaha is in a somewhat unusual situation, but as we expected. Anyone who has worked on new projects, on new bikes, knows very well what the problems are, and it’s not a surprise to us.”
“Toprac is not riding the bike properly because you haven’t adapted to the tires yet, and it’s not riding the way the tires are asking you to.
However, he is competing against other winning and very strong Yamaha riders. That’s what’s amazing. No one expected him in Austin, and he even managed to outperform Fabio.
Quattararo was the fastest Yamaha rider to qualify for the United States GP, finishing P16 ahead of the factory star Razgatlioglu in P17, Miller in P19 and Alex Rins in P21. Razgatlioglu was 0.192s slower than Quatararo, but 0.148s ahead of Miller at COTA.
Razgatlioglu thanked Miller for his help So far this year, the Australian has adapted to the Yamaha M1 and played a key role in his move to MotoGP. Razgatlioglu joins Quartararo (6) and Rinne (3) to take the points in 2026, supported by Miller and Dovizioso in Texas.
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