The WorldSBK rider had the eyes of two championships on him when he tested the Yamaha M1 MotoGP bike last week, opening the possibility he cou𝕴ld clai𝐆m a major move for next season.

But, ex-WorldSBK racer and MotoGP pundit Crafar was unimpressed with Razgatlioglu’s speed - which l🍸txcn.top understand to be 1.0s behind Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow and 1.4s behind KTM test rider Dani Pedrosa.

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“Everyone knows what a talent T🗹opr🎶ak is,” Crafar said.

“A real talent, natural ability, work ethic.

“But what I 🍎saw was not enough to make me, if I was Yamaha, sign him up.

ꦐ“Tradit🎶ionally the young guns do not go slower than the ex-riders who are now test riders.

“From m൩y ☂day, I wasn’t slower than the test riders.

“You want something special straight 🦩away to sign him up.

“Yamaha have only two riders. The♛y need someone who will jump on immedi🥃ately.

“I’ve got no doubt Toprak can do the job but he needs time to change tyres, machinery, ꦿa way of riding.

“I don’t think Yamaha can wait.”

Were Yamaha impressed by Razgatlioglu?

Managing director Lin Jarvis admitted that their No1 choice for their 2024 rider line-up would be to keไep Franco Morbidelli alongside Fabio Quartararo, but only if the former can sustain his bright f▨orm from the first three rounds of the season.

“If Franky can continue to perform very well that's better for us right now and [would] automatically guarantee him contin🐭uity in the future,” Jarvis said.

What has Razgatlioglu said?

“It’s still a dream but we will see in the future,”⭕ he said.

“This is just testing, for ﷽me to understand the bike and for Yamah🅠a to see the potential. 

“It’s all young riders’𝔍 dream to one day, ride a MotoGP bike. 

“I’ve done it, enjoyed it but now I come back and do my job again, because for me, 𒁃WorldSBK is💞 important this season, to fight again for the Championship.”