Toprak Razgatlioglu is testing the MotoGP Yamaha M1 at MotorLand Aragón in a private test organized today.
The reigning SBK world champion, who last year ended British Jonathan Rea’s streak of world titles on a factory Yamaha R1, traveled to Spain to ride the Iwata-based manufacturer’s bike, as he confirmed. the team’s press office at Motorsport.com.
The test had initially made us think that Yamaha might be interested in bringing the Turk into the premier class, but for the moment it has been defined as a reward for what has been done in SBK.
“The significance of the test was his interest in trying MotoGP, but also a small reward from Yamaha for his title last year and for his continued commitment to the brand for the future,” said the Yamaha boss. , Lin Jarvis, to the official SBK website at the end of May.
Toprak Razgatlioglu, Pata Yamaha WorldSBK, takes 2nd place in superpole
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Yamaha will separate from its satellite RNF team (which will compete with Aprilia from next year), so there will no longer be the two seats that could give the opportunity to see Razgatlioglu in MotoGP, even if recently the rider expressed the desire to stay in the championship of production derivatives.
Part of the Yamaha test team, of which Cal Crutchlow is the lead rider, traveled to Aragón to assist Toprak during the test, in which he will not only have his first taste of MotoGP, but also of the Michelin tires used in the premier class. probably the most advanced compounds available for motorcycles.
Yamaha has not yet confirmed which M1 MotoGP model the Turkish rider is riding – whether the latest official version that Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli have at their disposal, plus Andrea Dovizioso, or the 2020-21 version driven by young Darryn Binder in the RNF.
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