MotoGP: Keith Huewen: “We’ll see if Toprak Razgatlioglu has that last 1% you need to be a MotoGP rider”
Razgatlioglu is arguably the best rider not♏ competing in MotoGP at the moment, and although a move to the premier class didn’t materialise for 2023, it’s not out of the question fo♉r such a move to happen next season.
All the factory MotoGP rides are unavailable until the end of 2024 - that’s unless contracts are ended early as we saw with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Johann Zarco at KTM for example - with the exceptio꧙n being Morbidelli’s Monster Energy Yamaha seat.&n💃bsp;
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While in WorldSBK every rider except 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jonathan Rea is tied into a deal that concludes🉐 after this season, meaning Razgatlioglu could be in a perfect position to replace Morbidelli should the latter f♊ail to deliver the performances Yamaha wants.
There’s also the chance Yamaha could choose Razgatlioglu even if Morbidel🔯li does perform relatively well, as the 2021 WorldSBK champion will be in very hot demand from all manufacturers.
Last season prove🦄d to be Morbidelli’s worst championship finish since joining MotoGP in 2018, and therefore the pressure to perform will certainly be on the VR46 Ac𒁏ademy rider.
When talking about potential options to replace the former Moto2 world champion and runner-up in MotoGP to Joan Mir, Huewen pointe🔯d to Razgatlioglu as a 💛very realistic candidate.
Speaking on the ltxcn.top MotoGP podcast, Huewen added: "I mean Toprak obviously. It will be interesting - I don’t want to oversell Toprak Razgatlioglu - but he’s obviously brilliant, has 𒅌a brilliant feel for a motorbike, in fact, ꧒anything.
"A scooter; I saw him in a M3 BMW doing donuts the other day. The guy has so much oozing natural talent, but of course, that last 1% you need to b𝔉e a MotoGP rider, we’ll find out if he’s got it.
"He’s got a good team around. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kenan Sofuoglu, a𝔍 five-time WorldSSP champion is♓ his manager and is a tough cookie.
"They are pretty much focused on getting Toprak the right ride. Somebody, somewhere, there’s a lot to shake out, there really is. Toprak is obviousl𝔍y hanging around waiting for it."
