With Alvaro Bautista and Jonathan Rea staying put at Ducati and Kawasaki for 2꧟024, all eyes were on Razgatlioglu, who given his talent, age and results over the last few seasons, is arguably the most in-demand rider th🍷roughout the WorldSBK grid.

And after negotiations with Yamaha a๊nd Kawasaki, BMW were the manufacturer lucky enough to get their hands on the Turkish star.

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A one-year deal was signed between Razgatlioglu💯 and BMW, before Yamaha responded with the re-signing of Locatelli until the end of 2025. 

But what does Razgatlio༒glu’s shock move to BMW mean for the rest of the grid?

For starters, BMW will have to potentially pla𓄧y a game of musical chairs as Michael Van Der Mark has a contract with the German manufacturer, albeit one that doesn’t allow him to move to the Bonovo Action BMW satellite team.

The same goes for Scott Redding, however, the former MotoGP rider could decide to leave as his contract is not completely locked in, as the 30-year-old can choose to either exercise his🐻 option for 2024 or not.

If Redding does pick up his op🐈tion and stay with the factory BMW team, somet🧜hing he must do before July 15th, then BMW could find themselves with the prospect of running three factory bikes. 

Or the more likely scenario is that they try to negotiate a deal t💝o either move one of their riders to the Bonovo Action BMW team alongside Garrett Gerloff, or part ways completely with either Van Der Mark or Redding. 

If Redding does leave, his suitors could include Honda and Kawasaki, with the la🦄tter potentially providing him with a chance to become a regular podi🐻um challenger again.

At Honda, the Japanese manufacturer appears to be happy with Iker Lecuona, while the second seat could see another big name rider come through the♈ door.

Redding or a rider from MotoGP such as Takaaki Nakagami couﷺld be options if Team HRC decides t☂o move on from Xavi Vierge. 

For the ♎second factory 🔴seat at Yamaha, Dominique Aegerter and Remy Gardner are likely to be the front runners, although Redding’s manager is said to also be in talks with the Iwata-based factory. 

Regardless of where he ends up, 😼Redding is likely to be aboard factory machinery once again, whereas Van Der Mark’s status as a factory rider co🥂uld be in more jeopardy.