Yamaha boss grilled about relationship with Toprak Razgatlioglu amid MotoGP link

Yamaha and Razgatlioglu🌼 have good relationship still

Toprak Razgatlioglu, BMW World Superbikes 2025
Toprak Razgatlioglu, BMW World Superbikes 2025
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Yamaha managing𝓀 director Paolo Pavesio says the brand still has “a positive, very respectful relationship” with Toprak Razgatlioglu amid his links to a MotoGP move.

Double World Superbike champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu rode a factory Yamaha for four 🔯seasons, winning his 💦first title with the brand in 2021.

The Turkish rider tested a Yamaha MotoGP bike on several occasions dꩲuring his time with the brand with a view to a potential move to grand prix racing.

He was openly unhappy with the treatment he felt he received during those tests, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:but has kept the door open to a MotoGP step with Yamaha in recent weeks.

Pramac has a spare seat currently for 2026 with Jack Miller only on a one-year deal, while there have 🍎also been rumours of Honda interest🅰 in Razgatlioglu.

Pavesio says Yamaha maintains a good relationship with Raz🦂gatlioglu when asked about this in the context of the Turkish rider coming to MotoGP, but declined to say much more.

“The relationship with Toprak has been built from four years working together, which brought us a world championship,” he told MotoGP’s Gear Up ൩programme.

“This remains one of my personal highlights as we🐠ll.

“He’s still today the most victorious Yamaha Superbi🐽ke rider ever. And it’s a pꦆositive, very respectful relationship, which will keep going.”

Though Yamaha is one of the key players in a rider market that isn’t expected to generate many major shake-ups, Pavesio added that it was t꧂oo soon to be thinking about its 2026 line-up.

“I think it’s a bit early now to start talking about riders or riders for 2026,” he 🅷said.

“We’re h♛appy with our line-up, we’re very happy to welcome back Miguel [Olivei📖ra].

“It’s been a very difficult for him and we’re happy he’s fit, he has recov🌺ered.

“Being back on a MotoGP bike having lost almost nine weeks is not going to be easy, but let’s concentrate on the guys who have been racing with us this year and we’re fully focused to give them the b⛄est bike.”

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