Razga♍tlioglu’s decision to join BMW midway through last season was a bold, but potentially cal💦culated risk.

Yamaha hav🅠e been very competitive in recent seasons, and while much of that has been due to Razgatlioglu’s talents, 🔴BMW have lacked the same type of results.

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But that hasn’t stopped big-name riders from joining the German bran🐎d, and Razgatlioglu is the latest to do so as he bids to overhaul Ducati and Alvaro Bautista.

Gerloff, who was also with Yamaha before joining BMW, is convinced that Razgatli🙈oglu can help bring them closer to the front of the field. 

Gerloff told WorldSBK.com: “🔯He’s definitely one of the most impressive guys I’ve seen on a motorcycle and the talent level he has is huge. 

“I think he can bring a lot of direction. He’s a guy people lisꦬten to. I think, for the engineers, if we’re a𒁏ll on the same page as riders, I think it can really steer the ship of the project a little bit more. 

“The bike’s in a good spot, it doesn’t need a lot, but the things I nee▨d help with, like engine braking, I know he’s talking about similar stuff so 🦩I expect those things to get solved pretty quickly. 

“I gen𓆉uinely think he’s🐠 a damn good rider and we’re lucky to have him onboard the BMW programme.”

Gerloff’s new team-mate Redding was a consiste🌄nt challenger to Razgatlioglu during his title-winning season in 2021.

And despite losing his factory seat to the Turkish star, Redding believes it’s a good🎶 thing for BMW to have another proven race winner in its ranks.

"Having Toprak come here is always a good thing,” said Redding. “He’s a top-level rider, fighting for wins. You know he has the a🐲bility.&nb🐭sp;

“When I came from another manufacturer, I knew I had the ability, it was difficult, b🥃ut the bike is now in a much different place. 

“We can learn from Toprak, especially from his special braking style. I’m always interested 💦in how it’s done, because it’s a skillful thing. 

“Maybe he can bring some things that can 🧔maybe work for us here. He’sও been a great guy, we’ve had a great atmosphere, and I think we’re onto a good one this year."