Turkish Motorcycle Federation (TMF) National Teams Captain Kenan Sofuoğlu said that he believes that the crescent-star athlete Toprak Razgatlıoğlu’s category change will endanger his career and that he will become the champion in Superbike with the brand they have agreed for next season. Sofuoğlu evaluated the career choice of the 2021 World Superbike champion Toprak Razgatlıoğlu.
Stating that they had a long process with the agreement they made with the Rokit BMW Team for the next season, Sofuoğlu said, “There were offers from MotoGP to Toprak, but of course Toprak did not like that engine very much in the MotoGP test, it is a big risk for an athlete who has reached this level to change the category anyway. If it happens, it would be to jeopardize your career.The people in this business are closer to this subject, because people from outside are not so dominant, ‘Why didn’t he switch to MotoGP, why didn’t he?’ They say, but one wrong move will completely end Toprak’s career.” he said.
Stating that they examined the athletes who went from Superbike to MotoGP, Sofuoğlu said, “There are examples of this in the past. Whichever of the athletes who had great success in Superbike before moved to MotoGP, they completely finished their career in MotoGP within two years and quit motorcycle racing at a young age. had to.” used the phrases.
“There were also offers for MOTOGP”
Sofuoğlu said the following:
This doesn’t mean that MotoGP riders are better, they’re just kids who are used to that engine with that infrastructure and have grown up with that engine. We have prepared Toprak for the Superbike engine for 10 years, and Toprak has been on the Superbike engine for the last 6 years. Therefore, if we make such a change, Toprak will have to suffer a lot for at least two years, and in the meantime, his career may end with an injury. Of course, people from the outside can make some criticisms as to why they did not switch to MotoGP because they do not know these details. There were offers for MotoGP, he had the ability to pass, but Toprak’s infrastructure is not suitable there, I think so. Toprak already felt this when he got on the MotoGP bike and frankly gave up on that thought.
“I BELIEVE THAT HE WILL BE THE ATHLETE THAT WILL MAKE BMW THE FIRST WORLD CHAMPION”
Reminding that Toprak Razgatlıoğlu will leave the Pata Yamaha Prometeon team, which he has been in since 2020, at the end of the season, Sofuoğlu said, “A change was needed in Superbike, too. In this sense, we evaluated the offer from another brand and this offer excited Toprak.” he said.
For his new goals, Sofuoğlu said, “I believe Toprak will be very successful on BMW, the brand we have agreed on for the next year. BMW is a brand that has not yet won a world championship in Superbike and I believe Toprak will be the athlete who will make BMW the first world champion. “This is a move that will bring him to the top of the world in motor sports. It is a difficult move, a difficult move, but I believe we will overcome this and reach the world championship again.” made its assessment.