Toprak Razgatlioglu is already beating Fabio Quatararo in his first MotoGP season on Yamaha, which is no surprise to Marco Melandri.
The Turkish rider won the 2021 MotoGP title for the first time at COTA and scored his first points since retiring from World Superbikes. Every quarter It still is. Yamaha Top rider, has scored six points so far in 2026, but Razgatlioglu It is closing the gap.
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Kenan Sufuoglu wanted Razgatlioglu to be Yamaha’s top rider. By the end of the 2026 season and Pramak Star is already showing he can get the better of Quatararo.
The Frenchman and Yamaha riders are struggling desperately with the V4 engine as the Iwata outfit look distant. Quartararo has not been a consistent competitor with the team over the years Melandri He thinks his motivation is waning.
Marco Melandri says Fabio Quattararo is ‘helpless’ at Yamaha.
Chaz Davies bet on Razgatlioglu ahead of Quattararo In the year It’s 2026, and it wouldn’t be surprising if Melandri got the better of El Diablo, the Turkish Knight.
to speak Fan pageQuattararo thinks he is ‘helpless’ at Yamaha and his motivation is waning as he continues to struggle at the back of the grid.
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He said: “Toprak is the champion, I’m not surprised, but Quatararo is paying the price. When you’re always at the back, he’s less motivated. It’s inevitable.”
“On the one hand we have a rider who has entered the category, a mature rider, who wants to prove that he can compete with anyone, and on the other hand we have a rider who has been pushing the cart for years and perhaps feels that he has no ability.”
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Marco Melandri said Yamaha is ‘in a deep crisis’
Melandri in 2010 Assessing the struggles of Yamaha’s project in 2026, he said the team is ‘in deep crisis’ and at the moment he can’t see how things can improve.
He added: “Honda is improving, but still has a long way to go. The Mir is doing its best, but the bike is still complicated.”
“Yamaha, for its part, is in a deep crisis: it’s no longer just a question of the engine or the grip, but the whole project. They’re really in a cave, and there doesn’t seem to be any light.”
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