WorldSBK: Toprak Razgatlioglu: Jerez test ‘very important’, BMW ‘are not far’

Toprak Razgatlioglu believes he can be crowned WorldSBK champion with BMW, either this season or in 2025.
Toprak Razgatlioglu, BMW WorldSBK 2024
Toprak Razgatlioglu, BMW WorldSBK 2024

The 2021 world champion made𒁃 a 🤪sensational switch to BMW last season, signing a two-year deal in the process.

And after unveiling the team’s new colours for the upcoming campaign, R൩azgatlioglu, who has had very limited track time o🎃n the M 1000 RR, is very confident about what can be achieved.

Razgatlioglu, who tested at Jerez and Portimao following last season, will do the same before the end of the month as two t𒉰wo-day WorldS💛BK tests will take place, the first starting at Jerez.

Looking back on hiꦑs debut with the team, Razgatlioglu said: “In Portimao, the first time I rode the bike, I was smiling on t꧅he straight, because the bike is very fast. 

“We need to just improve some things, but we are not far. We need mo🎃re laps; we need more kilometers”.

“Next week’s test will be very important, because I’ll see all the riders there. I only rode alone, I didn’t see other Superbike riders, I need som💙e riders, some fighting, to see the lap times.”

Razgatlioglu has joined a manufacturer thirsty for success as BMW’s only noticeable win 🌊in the past few years came in 2021 during a wet-dry Superpole Race at Portimao. Michael Van Der Mark was the winner that day. 

But the Turkish star has already seen the eagerness of BMW to be successful and believes a world title win is possible, despite Alvaro Bautista a♏nd Ducati being more dominant in 2023 than any rider/bike combination ever before.

Razga🏅tlioglu said: “BMW are working every day. This is good. When 📖I see BMW working, I work even more. 

“And if we work like this, I think we can be World Champions. I don’t know if this year or next year, but I ꦡbeli🦄eve this, we are not far.”

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