Marco Melandri says Torak Razgatlioglu’s motivation ‘starts to disappear’ amid Yama’s struggle

At the Buriram International Circuit, Fabio Quattararo finished 14th with teammate Alex Rins in 15th. However, both Jack Miller and Toprak Razgatlioglu They were out of points.

Razgatlioglu made his MotoGP debut with Pramak Yamaha at the Thai Grand Prix, and struggled through early pre-season tests as a MotoGP rider on the Yamaha M1.

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Toprak Razgatlioglu’s motivation with Yamaha ‘begins to hide’

Ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix, Marco Melandri discusses the 2026 MotoGP season. Box discussion And the difficult start for Yamaha and Razgatlioglu.

The former MotoGP rider believes that Razgatlioglu’s positives and motivation are ‘starting to fade’ due to Yamaha’s lack of performance.

Melandri said: “Ultimately, Toprac has taken very little away from the others. The problem, as I always say, is that tomorrow when the bike or the car breaks down, the rider’s positive strengths fade because, inevitably, their motivation fades.”

“You can see from the photos that Quattararo looks very low. So it will be a difficult season. Yamaha has tested with Dovizioso and Toprak in the last few days, so we will see. But the feeling is that it will be a difficult season, like full of c.”

Prove me wrong: Toprak Razgatlioglu will be faster than Fabio Quatararo by the end of 2026.

Marco Melandri believes Yamaha could cut funding for MotoGP.

In a separate interview before the Brazilian Grand Prix, Melandri Yamaha discussed the possibilities of their money cuts. To the MotoGP project.

Melandri said, “Yamaha cannot afford to spoil another season, because if they do, the money will be cut off from the top.

Former Yamaha rider and premier class world champion; Giacomo Agostini was surprised that Yamaha could not produce a competitive MotoGP bike.

Agostini said, “I’m surprised that such a big company can’t produce a technologically strong, competitive bike.”