While 2021 WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu will ‘for sure’ remain in Superbikes next year, 2023 and beyond remains open if ‘Yamaha wants him in MotoGP’, says Pata Yamaha Team Principal, Paul Denning.
Following his most successful weekend of the 2021 WorldSBK season at Most, Toprak Razgatlioglu remains focused on winning; ‘always, I want to win and this is what we work towards’.
Toprak Razgatlioglu claims the first ever Most WorldSBK race win after a hard-fought battle with Scott Redding; ‘I’m really happy because I need this position for the championship’.
Toprak Razgatlioglu is aiming to put his first WorldSBK race retirement of 2021 behind him at the new Autodrom Most this weekend; ‘I am only focused on the coming races, the aim is to fight for the win always.”
Garrett Gerloff ‘devastated’ by turn one incident involving Toprak Razgatlioglu in race two at WorldSBK Assen; ‘I'm sorry for him, as he paid a big price for my mistake, but also for Yamaha.”
WorldSBK championship leader Toprak Razgatlioglu says despite this weekend’s Dutch event being the first time riding an R1 around Assen; ‘always the aim is to fight for the win’.
Pata Yamaha team boss Paul Denning believes Toprak Razgatlioglu’s development physically and mentally has helped put in the position of WorldSBK championship leader.
Andrea Locatelli struggles during first Donington Park appearance with WorldSBK machinery; ‘from the first to the last lap, I found it so difficult to ride and to stay with the group in front.”
Toprak Razgatlioglu’s manager Kenan Sofuoglu has confirmed that the Yamaha man will remain in WorldSBK for at least two more years amidst MotoGP interest.
Andrea Locatelli’s time spent at Aragon heads in the right direction after a difficult couple of WorldSBK tests there in April. Belgian rider wants to get racing and says the ‘emotion’ and ‘energy’ will push him more than in testing.
Toprak Razgatlioglu made his return to WorldSBK action this week as part of Pata Yamaha’s final pre-season test in Aragon, following a positive Covid-19 result that kept him sidelined for three weeks.
The Czech Republic and Slovakia will broadcast all World Superbike races for the next five years following agreement between Dorna WorldSBK Organisation, Nova Sport and Voyo.
Bad weather conditions cut short two-day WordSBK test for Pata Yamaha rider Andrea Locatelli - 2020 WorldSSP champion will return for a third test at MotorLand Aragon on May 4.
Andrea Locatelli continues preparations for the 2021 WorldSBK season with a fifth place finish on day-two of testing in Aragon, but suffers two ‘crazy strange crashes’.
BMW M 1000 RR ‘is still very new and coming here against our competition’ - important to evaluate where the team stands in WorldSBK pecking order according to Sykes.
Toprak Razgatlioglu and Andrea Locatelli continued their development for the 2021 WorldSBK season with a strong showing at the two-day Misano pre-season test.