Yamaha are asked: “Why not approach Toprak Razgatlioglu?”

“If I’m Yamaha I’d be intere🎐sted in getting Topra꧃k because I’d want someone special"

Toprak Razgatlioglu, Catalunya WorldSBK, Race2, 24 March
Toprak Razgatlioglu, Catalunya WorldSBK, Race2, 24 March

Yamaha should sign T🔴oprak Razgatlioglu to add “someone꧒ special”, they have been told.

The addition of a satellite team, Pramac, to the structure of the Japanese manufacturer next season has shifted the MotoGP landsc🧸ape.

World Superbikes championship leader Razgatlioglu had claimed he wanted to switch series for 2025 before a U-turn, i🐼nsisting he wouldn’t break his BMW contract.

“I find it really interesting,”🤡 TNT Sports’ Neil Hod💦gson said.

“I was at the Superbikes Misano round, I manage Alex Lowes so I’m across ꦿ🥃what is happening.

“When you stand aཧt the side of the track and watch Toprak, h🌼e’s even more impressive. He dominated that weekend.

“The othe𒀰r BMW riders, who are top riders, we☂re nowhere near.

“We are all aware that Toprak 𒆙is a special talent.

“If you are Yamaha with four full factory bikes next year, or Honda with four bikes, and you’ve got exper⛦ienced riders but you need someone special? Why not approach Toprak?"

He said last weekend at Assen: “If I’m Yamaha I’d be interested in getting Toprak because I’d want someone special, where the෴ rider can make a difference.

“Toprak can make a difference. It♛ sounds like he’s had an approach from Honda…”

It since appears that Joan Mir will re-sign with Honda, alongside the contracted Luca Marini. Johann Zarco is tied to LCR🐻 Honda, but Takaaki Nakagami's future is undecided.

Razgatlioglu’s in💙sistence that he would swap WSBK for MotoGP in 2025 has 🦹dampened due to the lack of factory bikes on offer.

Last year he tested Yamaha’s MotoGP bike but it𝓡 wasn’t enough to prompt them to i♕mmediately bring him over.

Instead, Razgatlioglu split with Yamaha’s WSBK project and joined BﷺMW where he h💫as emerged as a threat for the championship again.

But he remains an🗹 intrigu♚ing option for any MotoGP brave enough to back his ability to quickly adapt to a different machine.

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