The WorldSBK rider had the eyes of two championsh🍎ips on him when he tested the Yama🐬ha M1 MotoGP bike last week, opening the possibility he could claim a major move for next season.

But, ex-WorldSBK racer and MotoGP pundit Crafar was unimpressed with Razgatlioglu’s speed - which wuqian0821.com understand to be 1.0s behind Yam💟aha test rider Cal Crutchlow and 1.4s behind KTM test rider Dani Pedrosa.

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“Everyone knows what a talent Toprꦐak 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 sཧlower than the ex-riders wh🉐o are now test riders.

“From my day, I wasn’t slower than𒈔 the test riders.

“You want something special straight aw♉ay to sign him up.

“Yamaha have only two riders. They need someone who will jump🎀 on immediately.

“I’ve got no doubt Toꩲprak can do the job but he needs time to change ty♏res, machinery, a way of riding.

“I don’t think Yamaha can wait.”

Were Yamaha impressed by Razgatlioglu?

Managing director Lin Jarvis admitted that their Noꦰ1 choice for their 2024 rider line-up would be to keep Franco Morbidel🅺li alongside Fabio Quartararo, but only if the former can sustain his bright form from the first three rounds of the season.

“If Franky can cont♑inue to ๊perform very well that's better for us right now and [would] automatically guarantee him continuity in the future,” Jarvis said.

What has Razgatlioglu said?

“It’s still a drea🍷m bu🐬t we will see in the future,” he said.

“This is just t🐬esting, for me to understand the bike and for Yamaha to see the potential. 

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

“I’ve done it, enjoyed it but now I c🃏ome back and do my job again, because for me, WorldSBK is important this season, to fight again for the Championship.”