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

“If I’m Yamaha I’d be interested in getting Toprak because I’d w💞ant someo꧅ne special"

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

Yamaha should sign Toprak Razgatlioglu to add “so🍃meone special”, they have been told.

The addition of a satellite team, Pramac, to the structure of the Japanese manufact🦩urer next season has shifted the MotoGP landscape.

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

“I find it really interesting,” TNT Sports’෴ Neil ꧂Hodgson said.

“I was at the Superbikes Misano rou𝄹nd, I manage Alex Lowes so I’m across what is happening.

“When you stand at the side of the track and watch Toprak, he’s even more impressive. He dom🎉inated that weekend.

“The oth⛄er BMW riders, who are top riders, w𒉰ere nowhere near.

“We are all aware that Toprak is a sp♚ecial talent.

“If you are Yamaha with four full factory bik🌟es next year, or Honda with four b💎ikes, and you’ve got experienced riders but you need someone special? Why not approach Toprak?"

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

“Toprak can make a difference. Iܫt sounds like he’s had an ap✨proach from Honda…”

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

Razgatlioglu’s insistence that he would swap WSBK for MotoGP in 20🦂25 has dampened due to the lack of factory bikes on offer.

ওLast year he tes🉐ted Yamaha’s MotoGP bike but it wasn’t enough to prompt them to immediately bring him over.

Instead, Razgatlioglu split with Ya♓maha’s WSBK project and joined BMW where♏ he has emerged as a threat for the championship again.

But he remains🧸 an intrig🔥uing option for any MotoGP brave enough to back his ability to quickly adapt to a different machine.

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