This year marks a decade since the beginning of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jonathan Rea’s dominance of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:World Superbike Championship, and the series’ current standout rider, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Toprak Razgatlioglu, faces the possibility of being left with the same unanswered question as the previous decade’♐s dominant force.

That, of course, regards MotoGP. When Rea was racking up a record 119 victories in WorldSBK during the mid-to-lat💙e-2010s, he was the primary candidate for a MotoGP switch from the production derivative series.

He would’ve followed the recently laid footsteps of the likes of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Ben Spies and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Cal Crutchlow in moving from production to prototype racing, but s🐼omehow it never happened.

🔯A combination of age (Rea was 30 by the time he’d won his third title) and the absence of his Superbike manufacturer, Kawasaki, from the grand prix🍸 scene meant the Northern Irish rider could never find a way across to the MotoGP grid that could’ve given him a decent chance of fighting at the front.

Now, Razgatlioglu, who tu⛦rns 29 in October, faces a similar situation: he’s approaching 30, and, like Kawasaki, BMW does not compete in MotoGP – even if it started next year or in 2027, it would be a while before it could compete against🍨 the likes of Ducati for race wins and titles.

Toprak Razgatlioglu set to do what Jonathan Rea did not do

Momentum does appear to be gathering behind a Pramac Yamaha move for Razgatlioglu, but were it to not happen, Razgatlioglu’s career would surely end with the question mark over the performance a෴nd results he could’ve achieved in motorcycle racing’s premier class.

“A bit like Jonathan Rea,” TNT Sports MotoGP expert Hodgson said on the prospect of Razgatliogluꦍ ending his career having not moved to MotoGP when speaking to wuqian0821.com on Friday at the Briti⛄sh Grand Prix.

“Jonathan, in his prime, was such a special talent – in his absolute primeಞ🌃. Obviously, he won six world titles.

“I think if Jonathan had come here in the middle of that, he would’ve been around Cal Crutchlow’s speed – so would’ve won races, would’ve b💯een on loads of podiums.

“Then the argument is: what would he rather have done? W🌌ould he rather have been an absolute legend in World Superbike, or come and [been a podium coജntending rider in MotoGP] – because I don’t think he’d have beaten Marc [Marquez] in his prime.

“It’s difficult to know what’s the right answer. He’s got obviously a load of money in the bank, and six world tit🍌les – he’s doing quite well.”

If Razgatlioglu were to♚ go to MotoGP, Hodgson is at least sure that his talent would be enough to brin💝g him to competitiveness.

“I’d love to see him [Razgatlioglu] come in, I’m such a fan,” Hodgson sa🍰id.

“I watched all the Superbike races [at Most] and you look at Toprak [Razgatlioglu] winning and then you look where Michael van der Mark is – who I’m a massive fan of, van der Mark is not slow at all 𒆙and fully committed; I promise you, van der Mark’s not being lazy, he’s not just riding around, he’s giving it everything, and he’s pretty much a second-a-lap slower than his teammate. It’s crazy.

“♔Whatever it takes, I’d just love to ﷺsee him in the paddock.”

Although Razgatlioglu is currently trailing Ducati’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nicolo Bulega in the 2025 WorldSBK standings, Hodgson’s fellow TNT Sports🐈 MotoGP expert Michael Laverty agreed with Hodgson that, as Rea was 10 years ago, it is Razgatlioglu now who is the standout rider in World Superbike.

“I’m a faꩵn of Bulega but I’m not as annoyed if he doesn’t get that opportunity [to go to MotoGP],” Laverty said.

“He will get to try it because D꧑ucati will give him an opportunity.

“I think Bulega is an impres💝sive talent on that bike, with that♔ package.

“You can’t really compare him and Toprak [Razgatlioglu] right now. Toprak is the standout rider in World Supe𒉰rbike.”