Former WorldSBK rider Eugene Laverty says Toprak Razgatlioglu would profit from taking his present crew chief, Phil Marron, with him to MotoGP.
Laverty received all 13 of his World Superbike races with Marron between 2011–2014 and continued to work together with his compatriot when he made the transfer to MotoGP with Aspar in 2015.
After Laverty left the SMR Aprilia group for Go Eleven Ducati on the finish of 2018, Marron moved to work with Toprak Razgatlioglu on the Puccetti Kawasaki group and has been alongside the Turkish rider for all 72 of his World Superbike race wins, in addition to each of his world titles.
Laverty’s MotoGP profession spanned two seasons, however two very totally different seasons: from Bridgestone to Michelin; from a break up class between these with manufacturing facility electronics and people with managed electronics to 1 the place everybody had the identical ECU; and, for him and the Aspar group, from an under-powered Open Honda to a two-year-old Ducati Desmosedici GP14.
His efficiency took a step ahead within the second yr, taking top-10 outcomes together with a fourth place at Argentina.
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The Northern Irishman mentioned that not solely was Marron an necessary particular person to have in his nook when he made the transfer between paddocks as a result of they understood one another, but in addition due to a few of Marron’s particular qualities.
“I’d say you actually need to carry somebody who’s aware of the way you trip the bike and what you want,” Eugene Laverty mentioned, talking to Crash.web on the UK WorldSBK.
“Phil [Marron] makes use of his ears higher than any crew chief I’ve ever labored with, he actually listens.
“The rider doesn’t say one thing only for the sake of claiming it and Phil actually understands that.
“So, he would at all times keep silent and let the rider say as many phrases as he’d like after which attempt to delve by that info.
“He’s performed a implausible job for Toprak [Razgatlioglu]. He was right here at Yamaha with him.
“I don’t know if it’s confirmed but if he’s going to MotoGP subsequent yr with him or not, however I actually hope he’s as a result of, for Toprak to make that transition to a MotoGP bike with a unique model of tyre, he must have Phil with him to make that transition shortly.”
Chatting with Crash.web in December final yr, Marron confirmed that he can be all for transferring again to MotoGP from World Superbike with Razgatlioglu, whose transfer was confirmed in June forward of this yr’s Emilia-Romagna WorldSBK.
