Toprak Razgatlioglu once again praised Pramac teammate Jack Miller for helping him adapt to MotoGP. Razgatlioglu scored his first points in the premier class at the United States Grand Prix on Sunday.
The Turkish rider finished 17th in Austin, just a little slower than top Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo in P16. He now leads Miller 2-1 in the single-lap head-to-head.
Razgatlioglu equalized the results of the 2025 crash He passed in Brazil and here, although the team suspected an electronic problem that was responsible for the early exit in the sprint.
Toprak Razgatlioglu scored his first MotoGP point
Has he scored over or under 50 this season?
Yamaha riders were the last four winners in the main event, but Razgatlioglu He led that pack in P15 to get off the mark in Grand Prix racing.
‘We’re really good teammates’ – Toprak Razgatlioglu via Jack Miller
to speak TNT Sports Before the race, Razgatlioglu emphasized how comfortable he felt in the Pramak environment. Having finished bottom last year, Gino Borsoi’s side were the only team to score so far in 2026, but that didn’t affect the ‘atmosphere’.
Razgatlioglu was particularly vocal. MillerI followed him during pre-season testing and learned the importance of a ‘steady’ driving style.
Miller’s tilt angle surprised RazgatliogluThree-time World Superbike Champion. The Australian was also hit with the pace he could pass through long corners.
“I’m very happy with my team,” he said. “Inside, everyone is so warm and the atmosphere is great.
I’m having a lot of fun with the team, especially Jack Miller. He’s a crazy guy, but we’re good teammates.
“In Malaysia, he helped me a lot, and in Thailand, I’m trying to understand the bike’s capabilities and limits.
“If you’re following fast drivers, you always open the gas too early. He’s fast, you try to stay with him, you always attack the gas early, you’re trying to brake harder.”
“But a MotoGP bike, as I understand it, you have to ride a bit slower.”
My friend is a beginner Diogo Moreira followed Marc Marquez.But Razgatlioglu chose to focus on a more realistic short-term target.
Jack Miller reacts after finishing P16 at the United States Grand Prix
Miller is now one of two full-time drivers without a point. Another maverick, Viñales, missed last weekend’s race with an injury and has never been fully fit this year.
Still, the four-time Grand Prix winner tried to take the positives from the mystery on the American S circuit. The extended gap before the next race in Spain could be particularly beneficial for Yamaha, whose growth curve will be steeper than ever in the first year of the V4 era.
“P16 today,” Miller wrote Instagram. “We felt good on the bike and made some strides, which is the main thing. We still have to sort out a few pieces in the DNA, but we’re getting there. Let’s go back to Europe and keep shredding.”
The disappointment of Quattro on the Yamaha bike He matched his factory team-mate Alex Rins, but Miller and Razgatlioglu looked consistently more positive after winter testing.
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