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Is Toprak Razgatlioglu doomed to fail in MotoGP? One WorldSBK rider thinks the odds are against him to meet expectations in 2026.
Alex Lowes, a WorldSBK rider, believes that Toprak Razgatlioglu will struggle in MotoGP in 2026 according to spectators.
Lowes started in WorldSBK in 2014, the same year as Razgatlioglu’s MotoGP Cup campaign, and later moved to MotoGP for a few races in 2017.
Razgatlioglu’s move to MotoGP marks the first transition from WorldSBK to MotoGP since Ben Spies in 2010.
Despite Razgatlioglu’s success in WorldSBK with three titles and 78 wins, Lowes believes the transition will be challenging due to the competitiveness and expectations in MotoGP.
Lowes emphasizes the difficulties Razgatlioglu may face with the uncompetitive YZR-M1 machinery and the high expectations from the paddock.
