Rumours about a potential MotoGP seat distracted World Superbike champion Toprak Razgatlioglu at the start of the year, says Alvaro Bautista ⬇️
Razgatlioglu was being seriously considered for a place in Yamaha’s MotoGP roster for the 2023 season on the back of his title success in WSBK last year, and even earned himself a test outing on the M1 at Aragon in June.’s decision to end its ties with Yamaha and become a satellite Aprilia team for 2023, leaving the Japanese manufacturer with just two factory bikes and no remaining seats to slot Razgatlioglu in.
Two more victories followed at the Most circuit in the Czech Republic late last month and he now goes into the second half of the season in the thick of a three-way fight for the riders’ title. “But also last year in Donington he was very very strong, he won two races so I think it's a track that he likes. But I think now he will be more focused and more strong.” Yamaha’s WSBK team manager Paul Denning disagreed with suggestions that Razgatlioglu was underperforming in the first-third of the season, insisting that he had actually made a step compared to the same time last year.
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