Toprak Razgatlioglu moving to BMW has done little to dampen Kenan Sofuoglu’s expectations, as the former Supersport great expects him to fight for WorldSBK wins from the outset in 2024.
Kenan Sofuoglu says Yamaha ‘hasn’t allowed us to start testing early’, and that 2021 WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu will have to wait until after this season.
Kenan Sofuoglu has confirmed that interest was shown by Kawasaki prior to Toprak Razgatlioglu agreeing to a deal with BMW for the 2024 WorldSBK season.
Kenan Sofuoglu has confirmed a contract offer from Yamaha to extend 2021 WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu has been rejected and that his rider is not ‘completely satisfied’ at the Japanese manufacturer.
Kenan Sofuoglu has given his views on where Toprak Razgatlioglu could ride in 2024, and why his preference is for the 2021 WorldSBK champion not to join MotoGP.
After ten full seasons in Moto3, John McPhee will take part in his first WorldSSP campaign with Kawasaki in 2023, ahead of trying to secure a move to WorldSBK.
Kenan Sofuoglu has promised a different Toprak Razgatlioglu at round three of the WorldSBK championship in Estoril, after re-evaluating the ‘way of living, way of mentality’.
Kenan Sofuoglu believes protégé Bahattin Sofuoglu’s new MV Agusta WorldSSP bike can be a winning package in 2022. Niki Tuuli finishes two-day Jerez test quickest for the Italian manufacturer.
Can Oncu finishes second to MV Agusta Reparto Corse rider Niki Tuuli on day-one of WorldSSP testing in Jerez, but believes Kawasaki is substantially better.
According to Toprak Razgatlioglu’s manager Kenan Sofuoglu, the 2021 WorldSBK champion will only consider a move to MotoGP if he’s offered a factory team ride by Yamaha.
After becoming the first rider to beat Jonathan Rea to a WorldSBK championship since 2015, we have ranked Pata Yamaha’s Toprak Razgatlioglu first on our top ten riders of 2021.
2009 WorldSBK champion Ben Spies has backed fellow American Garrett Gerloff to bounce back in 2022, while also stating the former MotoAmerica rider has the ‘potential’ to win a world title.
Kenan Sofuoglu believes prodigy Toprak Razgatlioglu was always destined for WorldSBK success after investing ‘more than ten years’ into the now Yamaha rider.
New Biblion Motoxracing Yamaha rider Maria Herrera gets first taste of World Supersport action at Jerez, alongside Supersport 300 riders Bahattin Sofuoglu, Marco Gaggi and Indy Offer.