With Fabio Quattararo expected to join Honda for the 2027 season, Yamaha now face a strategic nightmare that makes Toprak Razgatlioglu the most important link in their chain.
It has been widely reported Every quarter He lost patience Yamaha And before their new V4 engine ran. So, the 2021 MotoGP champion is finalizing his move. Honda For 2027, that raises a big issue with currency data that is very important to Yamaha.
Quattararo has agreed to leave Yamaha for Honda in 2027.But talks are continuing to iron out the final details of an expected two-year contract with the Tokyo-based outfit. Apria spoke with Quattararo about moving to 2027.Also, but the salary question puts them out of the deal.
The Frenchman’s decision to leave Yamaha after 2026 MotoGP season It is ready to see. Razgatlioglu Although he has yet to make his debut, he has used a much more advanced role for Iwata’s team. Razgatlioglu is about to make his debut. Pramak This Sunday at the Thai Grand Prix.
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Yamaha has made it clear it will not develop their 2027 bike if Fabio Quattararo joins Honda.
Razgatlioglu could be the most valuable asset in Yamaha’s stable of riders in 2026, as he is currently the only man under contract with the Japanese brand beyond the end of the year. Factory rider Alex Rins and Pramac pilot Jack Miller are out of contract this season.
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And Rinne and Miller could fall into the same category as Quatararo. The newspaper Claims Yamaha have made it clear they do not want to test their 850cc bike built under 2027 MotoGP regulations. MotoGP is set to adjust its aero regulations and ban ride-height devices.
Yamaha have decided to allow racing riders to develop their 850cc bikes in 2027. So Quattararo’s expected move to Honda is out of Yamaha’s plans because they don’t want him to go to their Japanese rival with all their bike secrets.
Toprak Razgatlioglu is now the most important rider on Yamaha’s 2026 MotoGP roster.
Yamaha’s decision to drop the Quatara from their development plans for their 850cc bike for 2027 makes Razgatlioglu a very important figure on the Iwata crew’s 2026 rider list. Test riders Augusto Fernandez and Andrea Dovizioso will be crucial to his progress.
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Razgatlioglu was already the reason to help Yamaha with the knowledge of Pirelli tires used in the World Superbike Championship, before the Italian firm replaced Michelin as the sole supplier of tires to MotoGP 2027. But now he accepts the role of a more advanced test rider, too.
The 29-year-old made the switch to MotoGP in the final year of the 1,000cc rules era and has put a number of circuits on the calendar to learn and adapt to life as a MotoGP rider, with Michelin supplying tyres. Now, Razgatlioglu is set to become a test rider.
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