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 staff for subsequent yr’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 “mounted” at two years and can subsequently cowl each 2026 and 2027.
“To make it super-clear, it’s a two-year mounted 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 gained the 2021 World Superbike Championship with Yamaha, added that the post-season Valencia check in November is prone to be the primary likelihood to Razgatlioglu must check the YZR-M1 since signing his deal for 2026 and 2027.
“I’d say Valencia Check 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 exams with Yamaha in 2022, studies from which had been perceived negatively.
Pavesio mentioned that Razgatlioglu’s struggles in these exams have been about timing.
“I’ve heard so much about this check,” he mentioned.
“To start with, Toprak [Razgatlioglu] did two exams with us: the primary was only a reward after the world title; the second was extra to know one another, for us to know Toprak on MotoGP, for Toprak to know himself in a bit extra of a structured method. It was a two-day check.
“I’d actually wish to say that, most likely, it was not the correct second.
“I don’t assume he was as motivated as he’s now to do the transfer.
“For certain, we weren’t prepared as we are actually by way of general operations, bundle, efficiency, and that is one thing everyone can see.
“It’s not a secret that that was a very not simple second for us. We’re nonetheless on a journey, we’ve got not completed something but, however we’re on the best way again and it’s for certain a greater second and for certain it’s perhaps the nice second to do it now.”
The transfer for Razgatlioglu will be seen as a loss for WorldSBK, because the Turkish rider has captured a sizeable following for his type each on and off the observe, each of which the productions spinoff collection will probably be disadvantaged of from 2026.
However Pavesio thinks there’s a constructive facet for WorldSBK to it dropping its principal star.
“I believe it’s a superb transfer, general, 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 blissful as a result of he’s actually motivated to do that, we’re blissful 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 generally is a technique to arrive to the highest as properly.”
