2021 WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu has done little to squash rumours linking him with a potꦰential move to MotoGP in 2023.

In fact, Razgatlioglu has added more fuel to the fire by cal🐷ling it his ‘dream’ to join MotoGP in a cryptic social media post. 

I always had a motogp dream 2023 Why not

— Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (@toprak_tr54)

Razgatlioglu, who also referred to winning the WorldSBK title as h♍is childhood dream last year, put together a fantastic 2021 season as he g𒅌ot the better of six-time Superbike champion Jonathan Rea - first time a rider has beaten Rea to a title since the Kawasaki rider joined the Japanese manufacturer in 2015. 

But with his impressive success comes the inevitabl꧂e rumours of a switch to MotoGP. Not only is Razgatlioglu thought of as good enough from a talent perspective, the Pata Yamaha rider also has favourability when it comes to spons༒ors and his nationality. 

MotoGP is currently dominated by Spanish and Italian riders - between the two countries they occupy 16 of the 24 riders - whereas the addition of Razgat♏lioglu would see him become the first Turkish rider ever to compete in MotoGP. 

If Razgatlioglu was to join MotoGP, a move that🐟 himself, mentor Kenan Sofuoglu and Pata Yamaha Team Principal, Paul Denning, have all said could happen, then Yamaha would without d🌞oubt be in pole position to sign him. 

The 25 year🎐-old has enjoyed a huge amount of success with Yamaha since joining them in 2020, while he also has a deal that goes through to the end of 2023ꦆ. 

Add to that the newly-named ⛄WithU RNF Yamaha team tried to recruit Razgatlioglu for this upcoming season, it therefore means another manufacturer hoping to pry him away from Yamaha would have their hands full. 

That’s not to say it couldn’t happen as Honda and KTM immediately come to mind🧸 based on their partnership withℱ Red Bull which is a huge sponsor of Razgatlioglu. 

KTM are perhaps the least likely to show significant interest due to their current line-ups which include Brad Binder (contracted until 2024), Miguel Oliveira and rookies Raul Fernandez and Rem🥃y Gardner. The Austrian manufacturer also has Moto3 champion Pedro Acosta waiting in its wings.

Honda on the other hand could have seats 📖available in both their Repsol Honda and LCR teams although Razgatlioglu’s manager Sofuoglu has made it no secret that any move to MotoGP will need to take place in a fu🦂ll factory team. 

That would🌃 seemin👍gly rule out LCR Honda even though most ‘satellite’ teams in MotoGP provide at least one of their riders with a full factory bike, if not both.

The first step in understanding what Razgatlioglu is capable of on MotoGP machinery and whether a move could take place, is how he gets on during testing as he’s already confirmed that he will test an M1 along🌼side Cal Crutchlow this year. Razgatlioglu could also take part in an official pre-season MotoGP test, however, that remains unconfirmed at present.