Torak Razgatlioglu’s MotoGP career is firmly underway as he begins testing with Pramak Yamaha in Malaysia.
The Turkish rider has been picking up speed with the team’s V4 bike since crossing over from World Superbikes. Razgatlioglu He has a whole new machine, tires and paddock to get used to.
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Competing in the shakedown session at Sepang before the official test, Yamaha’s full-time riders were able to do so due to the discount system. Razgatlioglu matched the season of Fabio Quatararo In the shed.
Yamaha Test rider Andrea Dovizioso is assisting Razgatlioglu. When he looks to adapt to his MotoGP bike during testing. But after the first day, he admitted that he already had a problem.
Toprak Razgatlioglu feels ‘stressed’ on the straights on his Yamaha MotoGP bike
Razgatlioglu was P20 on the time sheet. On day one of the test, nearly two seconds of heart rate monitor Marc Marquez.
Yamaha had to lift Razgatlioglu’s rear air To comply with bicycle height regulations. It is unclear whether this affected his performance, but the 29-year-old said he struggled on the straight.
he asked Speed ​​week If he had a prediction for the 2026 season: “I don’t dare to make any predictions about the places.
But after three or four events, I’m sure there will be an improvement. If I can ride the bike smoothly anything is possible I love the top speed of the GP bike.
But I admit I get a little nervous when I go live because I have so much to think about. I’m afraid of forgetting something. I forgot the launch control at the start of practice in Valencia, but now it’s working fine.
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Torak Razgatlioglu thinks he would have been better suited to MotoGP if he had raced in Moto2.
Razgatlioglu said in another interview Speed ​​week If he had passed in the lower categories, he would have adapted better to the MotoGP bike.
In the year “Maybe it would have been easier to adapt to the MotoGP machine if I had gone in Moto2,” he said, before listing the things he wanted to adapt to before his first season in 2026.
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“It’s harder this way because Superbike requires a completely different style. My recipe was simple: brake as much as possible and get on the gas as fast as possible. Looking at the data, I saw that this doesn’t work in MotoGP.”
“I need to carry more cornering speed to improve my speed, that’s what I need to focus on. If I lose some speed on the brakes and increase my cornering speed, I would be great.”
“I feel good, but I couldn’t achieve a strong lap time. Because I always go back to Superbike style, and the bike doesn’t work with that. Besides, the tires change completely after four or five laps with Pirellis.”
