Toprak Razgatlioglu’s Yamaha MotoGP contract is for 2 years, not one, Yamaha racing boss Paolo Pavesio has confirmed.
The knowledge from Yamaha, when the announcement of Razgatlioglu’s signature with the Pramac Yamaha workforce for subsequent 12 months’s MotoGP marketing campaign was made, solely referenced 2026, however not 2027.
Yamaha Motor Racing Managing Director Pavesio, although, has now confirmed that Razgatlioglu’s deal is “fastened” at two years and can subsequently cowl each 2026 and 2027.
“To make it super-clear, it’s a two-year fastened deal,” Pavesio mentioned at Mugello the place he appeared on MotoGP.com’s Gear Up preview present.
Pavesio, who labored with Toprak Razgatlioglu when the Turkish rider received the 2021 World Superbike Championship with Yamaha, added that the post-season Valencia check in November is more likely to be the primary likelihood to Razgatlioglu must check the YZR-M1 since signing his deal for 2026 and 2027.
“I’d say Valencia Take a look at is the real looking goal,” he mentioned.
“I’ve additionally to say that the relation with BMW on this transition has been actually skilled.
“So, Valencia for certain; if we’ve got the likelihood to do it earlier than […] we are going to attempt to make it occur for certain.”
One facet of Razgatlioglu’s long-running flirtation with a transfer to MotoGP has been his assessments with Yamaha in 2022, reviews from which had been perceived negatively.
Pavesio mentioned that Razgatlioglu’s struggles in these assessments had been about timing.
“I’ve heard loads about this check,” he mentioned.
“To begin with, Toprak [Razgatlioglu] did two assessments with us: the primary was only a present after the world title; the second was extra to grasp one another, for us to grasp Toprak on MotoGP, for Toprak to grasp himself in a bit extra of a structured strategy. It was a two-day check.
“I’d actually prefer to say that, likely, it was not the appropriate second.
“I don’t suppose he was as motivated as he’s now to do the transfer.
“For certain, we weren’t prepared as we at the moment are by way of total operations, package deal, efficiency, and that is one thing everyone can see.
“It’s not a secret that that was a very not straightforward second for us. We’re nonetheless on a journey, we’ve got not carried out something but, however we’re on the way in which again and it’s for certain a greater second and for certain it’s perhaps the great second to do it now.”
The transfer for Razgatlioglu may be seen as a loss for WorldSBK, for the reason that Turkish rider has captured a sizeable following for his type each on and off the observe, each of which the productions by-product collection shall be disadvantaged of from 2026.
However Pavesio thinks there’s a optimistic facet for WorldSBK to it shedding its important star.
“I believe it’s an excellent transfer, total, for the [MotoGP] paddock as a result of he’s [Razgatlioglu] a rider that many followers wished to see in MotoGP,” Pavesio mentioned.
“We’re comfortable as a result of he’s actually motivated to do that, we’re comfortable as a result of we might present him this chance after having tried as soon as already.
“That is good I believe additionally for Superbike as a result of it’s proving that Superbike could be a technique to arrive to the highest as effectively.”
