BMW have reportedly recognized two riders who might change Toprak Razgatlioglu.
Razgatlioglu has been vocal about his want to go away the World Superbike Championship and earn a MotoGP experience in 2026.
Honda and Yamaha are supposedly involved in buying the signature of the reigning WorldSBK champion.
That would go away BMW’s WorldSBK mission with a gaping gap, in the event that they lose the star rider of all the championship.
BMW spot two potential Toprak Razgatlioglu replacements
BMW met the managers of two potential replacements for Razgatlioglu within the Cremona paddock, on the final WorldSBK spherical, in line with GPOne.
Ducati’s Nicolo Bulega and Yamaha’s Andrea Locatelli are the riders in query.
BMW boss Sven Blusch spoke with Bulega’s supervisor Alberto Martinelli, and Locatelli’s supervisor Yuri Danesi, the report claims.
Bulega and Locatelli are each out of contract with Ducati and Yamaha respectively on the finish of this season.
Bulega has spoken about his want to stay with the Italian producer who gave him his likelihood in WorldSBK.
Locatelli admitted he would contemplate any provide which got here his approach, together with from present employers Yamaha, for 2026.
Locatelli caught the attention along with his sudden race win at Assen, within the absence of his esteemed teammate Jonathan Rea.
Bulega, in the meantime, at present tops the WorldSBK standings forward of champion Razgatlioglu.
BMW would nonetheless like to hold Razgatlioglu and it has been prompt that the rider’s flirtation with MotoGP groups might finish if he’s given a big-money provide to remain put.
