Pramac rookie Toprak Razgatlioglu and his fellow Yamaha riders are now joined by the rest of the 2026 MotoGP grid for the first pre-season of the year in Sepang.
Razgatlioglu and his companion Yamaha Stable riders enjoyed three more days of official shakedown testing last week with the Japanese team’s new V4-engined YZR-M1 at the Sepang International Circuit. Competitors are only allowed to test novices and riders on the field.
Yamaha are allowed to use their full-time riders in the Sepang shakedown test as they are the only manufacturer in contract level D going into 2026. But for the 2026 pre-season, the first full test will now take place in Malaysia from February 3-5.
Many of the conversations that have come to Seppang are thanks to the reports Fabio Quattararo is in talks to leave Yamaha and join Honda in 2027.Iwata’s contract expires this year. But the experiment in Malaysia was also seen. Yamaha’s Ducati-influenced V4 bike for 2026 Hit the circuit.
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Yamaha removed Torak Razgatlioglu’s rear wing to avoid breaching MotoGP regulations.
In the final year of the 1,000cc regulations, Yamaha upgraded their aero package when they switched from using an inline-four engine to a V4. The Iwata natives seem to have taken a lot of influence from Ducati’s box-shaped front aero, ditching their three-tiered wing.
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The Japanese brand has also tweaked the rear aero, with a double-sided tail that features vertical fins ahead of the box-shaped rear wing. But Yamaha had to completely retain the rear aero from Razgatlioglu’s bike. Pramak A beginner in MotoGP regulations.
According to Simon Patterson Razgatlioglu had to run the Yamaha M1 without any rear aero, according to The Race, as the Pramac rider was “too tall”. Razgatlioglu stands at a height of 185 cm (6 feet).
Yamaha has increased Razgatlioglu’s bike ride height “as much as possible” to make his satellite team Pramac comfortable on the M1 ahead of his rookie season. The lack of rear aero isn’t a “huge” issue, but it could run without front aero.
Toprak Razgatlioglu has been testing the Yamaha 2025 front aero at Sepang.
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With Razgatlioglu unable to use Yamaha’s new rear aero – or any rear aero on his M1 – the 29-year-old has been testing the Iwata outfit’s 2025-spec front aero on the bike in Sepang. He is building his confidence on the M1 before it even starts.
Yamaha finally lured Razgatlioglu to the MotoGP grid with a two-year factory contract to compete with Pramak in the World Superbike Championship. The Turkish star won his third WSBK title in 2025 in the manufacturer bike series.
New Ducati WSBK rider Iker Lecuona Razgatlioglu urged to be “more careful” in MotoGP After hearing the predictions of some natives of Alania about his fledgling campaign. Razgatlioglu is well aware of the challenges that await him but wants to fight head on like in 2027.
