Neil Hodgson says it’s a shame Toprak Razgatlioglu started his MotoGP career on an incomplete Yamaha bike instead of a class leader like Ducati.
Razgatlioglu He made his MotoGP debut at the Thai Grand Prix this weekend, but his excitement was dampened by a poor showing at testing by Yamaha.
Indeed, Razgatlioglu placed 21st out of 22 riders on the final day of the pre-season in Buriram. All else Yamaha Rider is also placed in the bottom seven.
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The Japanese manufacturer switched from an inline-four engine to a V4 this year, which should make for the steepest growth curve on the grid but put them on the back foot by a large margin.
Toprak Razgatlioglu makes MotoGP debut with ‘the worst bike imaginable’
In the pre-race column b TNT SportsHodgson declared Razgatlioglu ‘close to succeeding’ at Pramac Yamaha.
The researcher has already expressed his concern. Razgatlioglu may start to ‘hate’ MotoGP. This year he has been relegated to lower midfield obscurity from stardom and World Superbikes.
Hodgson Razgatlioglu fears that he will not be able to improve his riding style because the Yamaha bike is changed so frequently.
“One unhappy consequence of the problems at Yamaha is that they could even cost Torak Razgatlioglu his MotoGP career,” he wrote. “He almost collapsed.
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“I’m a big Toprac fan – most of the motorcycle racers are too. You can see what an amazing talent he is, and it’s a shame that his first real tilt in MotoGP came on the worst bike imaginable.”
“If he goes to him DucatiSay, he could jump on the bike, look at the data and work on his own ride, and I think he’d be right there. Not possible on Yamaha.
“The bike isn’t working, and every time you’re on it, something changes when you’re trying to develop it. It’s changing, so there’s no baseline to work with.”
Neil Hodgson does not believe that 2027 will be any better for Toprak Razgatlioglu
Razgatlioglu tried the Yamaha MotoGP bike In the year In 2022 and 2023. You may find it easier to go back than to be in the middle of a transition.
After some tough tests, neither side was ready to take the risk, and the rumors died down when Razgatlioglu switched to BMW in WSBK.
There is some optimism. Razgatlioglu will grow a bicycle in 2027 As MotoGP switches to familiar Pirelli tyres, Hodgson is concerned that Yamaha will ‘reboot’ the relaunch.
“It is not unrealistic to say that this could hurt his career,” he warned. “Some riders are strong enough to hit these bumps, others are not, and we’ll see if Toprak can make it through this long and painful year.
“Worse, there are new changes next year, and there’s no guarantee that Yamaha will be better than that. It just has to go back to the beginning this year and do it all again in 2027.”
Razgatlioglu has also been linked with Honda.And given the Golden Wings’ progress over the past year, maybe that was a smart move.
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