The WorldSBK rider had the eyes of two cha🅘mpionships on him when he tested the Yamaha M1 MotoGP bike last week, op𓄧ening the possibility he could claim a major move for next season.

But, ex-WorldSBK racer and MotoGP 🐼pundit Crafar was unimpress🌠ed with Razgatlioglu’s speed - which mahbx.com understand to be 1.0s behind Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow and 1.4s behind KTM test rider Dani Pedrosa.

• Yamaha want to keep Toprak 𒆙Razgatlioglu at all costs - ‘it doesn’t ma♐tter where’

“Everyone knows what a tale🎶nt Toprak 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.

“Traditionally the young guns do not go slower than the ex-ride🔯rs who are now 🅰test riders.

“From my day📖, I wasn’t sloꦜwer than the test riders.

“You want something specia꧟l straight away t♕o sign him up.

“Yamaha have only🌳 two riders. They need someone who will jump on immedia🦩tely.

“I’ve got no doubt Toprak can do the job but he needs time to change tyres, machin🦋ery, 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 k♚eep Franco Morbidelli alongside Fabio Quartararo, but only if the former can sustai❀n his bright form from the first three rounds of the season.

“If Franky can continue to perform very well that's better for us right no൲w and [would] automati🔯cally guarantee him continuity in the future,” Jarvis said.

What has Razgatlioglu said?

“It’s still a dream but we will see in the 🥃futu♓re,” he said.

“This is just testing, for me ✨to understand the bike and🐈 for Yamaha to see the potential. 

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

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