Pramac team manager Gino Borsoi has admitted that the V4 Yamaha YZR-M1 won’t allow Torak Razgatlioglu to “prove he’s fast” on a MotoGP bike following his 2026 debut.
Yamaha Finally pulled Razgatlioglu Away from the World Superbike Championship this season, after accepting a two-year contract offer to ride Pramak. But the move hasn’t paid off yet, as Yamaha has struggled since swapping out their inline-four engine for a V4.
No manufacturer has scored fewer points than Yamaha (14) through the opening four rounds of the season. Iwata Sailors and their satellite team Pramak also occupy the bottom two spots in the teams’ standings. Pramak is only one point away thanks to Razgatlioglu.
Razgatlioglu scored the first point in MotoGP in America with P15 at the United States Grand Prix in three rounds. Yamaha’s Fabio Quattararo leads the way in P16 with 11 points, while Alex Rins is three points ahead of Razgatlioglu and P19. Jack Miller.
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Both Razgatlioglu or Quatararo are having “fun” on the V4 Yamaha.And the Pramac ace said he was “tired” after struggling even after Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix with engine braking problems. Razgatlioglu finished P19 in Jerez, 6.980s behind Miller in P18.
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Pramac team boss Borsoy In the year Having joined the MotoGP grid in 2025 after winning a third World Superbike title, Razgatlioglu’s frustration is understandable. But he added that Pramac could not provide Razgatlioglu and Miller with the tools to “fight” with the current Yamaha M1.
“He wants to prove that he is fast and so far he has not succeeded for many reasons,” said Borsoy. Engine footprint. “Firstly because he’s inexperienced, secondly because the bike doesn’t allow it.
“After winning three (Superbike) world championships, it’s understandable that he won’t accept to give up. He’s so good, someone else will worry too soon. Like Jack, we can’t give him the tools to fight now.”
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Borsoy believes that Razgatlioglu’s biggest problem is adapting to his new life in MotoGP, having only raced with Pirelli tires during his time in World Superbikes. But it also echoes Razgatlioglu’s belief that engine braking is an issue.
Borsoy continued, “Toprak’s main problem is understanding the tires. “He has a lot of trouble stopping the bike, he realizes he can’t brake as well as he should, then he has problems with the engine braking, but now it’s the bike he’s driving instead of the other way around.
“There were times like the last part of the race in Jerez where he dominated. In the last lap he was faster on new tyres. It’s a combination of things.”
“The braking of the engine is not yet adjusted according to the riding style. MotoGP is very complicated compared to SBK. There are a thousand electronic settings that can be changed.”
Yamaha test rider Augusto Fernandez finished the Spanish GP behind Razgatlioglu in his first appearance of the season. Quattararo in P14 was the only Yamaha rider to score points as the Spaniard finished in P20 with a deficit of 20.466s to Razgatlioglu.
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