Gino Borsoy sees Toprak Razgatlioglu ‘equal’ with Fabio Quatararo in Catalonia test data

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For updates on the YZR-M1, Razgatlioglu has been watching QuartararoAnd the Frenchman will be keen to understand how he fares ahead of the other Yamaha riders.

It is ranked 13th in the rankings with 37 points. Next best Yamaha’s Alex Rins is 19th by nine points. Razgatlioglu understood that Quatararo was the opposite Looking at the data, however, it shows that the Catalan challenge is the 2021 champion.

Torak Razgatlioglu’s data shows that he is ‘on par’ with Fabio Quatararo.

Every quarter He finished the test in second place behind Pedro Acosta Razgatlioglu He was at the bottom of his time, 1.2 seconds behind the leading Yamaha rider.

Rain in the second session ended the test early, denying Razgatlioglu an extra run and an improved overall time. even if, Borsoy He was surprised by the rider as he was ‘equal’ to Quatararo.

Speaking about Razgatlioglu’s challenge, Borsoy said. Speed ​​week“Trail time is something you can’t buy. Losing half a day was not good news for Torak.

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“He has to ride a bike, and we have to teach him how to adapt his riding style, he’s open-minded, receptive to new things, so he’s trying to change.

“Based on the data, we see that he is already on par with Quattroro in some areas of the track and still has improvement in others.

But I’m very happy because he understood two races ago that he needs to learn from the other riders, especially Quattararo, and follow our advice.

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Gino Borsoi doubts that an engine upgrade will be coming soon for Yamaha.

Razgatlioglu really likes Yamaha’s chassis upgrades. During the test and it seemed to fit the bike better. But there’s still a lot of room for improvement, and it may take time for other updates to arrive.

Borsoy doesn’t expect an engine upgrade anytime soon, as the Iwata outfit is struggling with V4 power. When asked when one might come, he added: “It’s hard to say, I hope. But really, we don’t have any information about the engine upgrade.

“First they have to work on it at home and try to get a little more power, it’s not easy – because when you try to improve the performance of the engine, problems arise.

“If the power of the engine is good, Yamaha will bring the new level of development to the track – but that probably won’t happen soon.”