{"id":663850,"date":"2026-05-11T12:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/663850\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:43:08","slug":"two-things-toprak-razgatlioglu-learned-from-fabio-quartararos-french-motogp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/663850\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTwo things\u201d Toprak Razgatlioglu learned from Fabio Quartararo\u2019s French MotoGP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toprak Razgatlioglu says Yamaha MotoGP stablemate Fabio Quartararo\u2019s \u201cincredible\u201d French Grand Prix helped him \u201cunderstand two things very clearly\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish rider came away from Le Mans with his second points finish of his rookie MotoGP season, after finishing the French Grand Prix in 13th.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/wsbk\/racer\/995265\/toprak-razgatlioglu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toprak Razgatlioglu<\/a> suffered a breakdown on his way to the grid on Sunday and had to race with his second bike, which was set up for wet conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the expected rainfall never came during the race, with Razgatlioglu just over a tenth away from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/889478\/alex-rins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Rins<\/a> on the factory team Yamaha in 12th.<\/p>\n<p>Fabio Quartararo is lighting the way for Razgatlioglu<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the race, the Pramac rider says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/911998\/fabio-quartararo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fabio Quartararo<\/a>\u2019s top six qualifying and race results have shown him how much he still has to improve, but also the true potential of the Yamaha.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>Because of that, he says he will look to work with a set-up closer to Quartararo\u2019s from this weekend\u2019s Catalan Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, it\u2018s positive to finish back in the points, but honestly, I cannot be fully satisfied because of the final position and especially because of the gap to the front,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also made a few mistakes during the race, so part of that gap is definitely on me as well, but overall, we are still missing something compared to the others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the same time, seeing the incredible job Fabio did throughout the weekend makes me understand two things very clearly: first, that I still have a lot to improve myself, and second, that the bike also still has room to improve because obviously, with the right set-up the potential is there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will continue studying the data carefully, and maybe in Barcelona we can even try starting from a setup closer to Fabio\u2018s to better understand if that direction could also work for me.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the race, we chose the soft front and soft rear tyres.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe beginning was actually not bad, and I felt quite good, but towards the end, the front tyre dropped a lot, and it became more difficult to manage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Toprak Razgatlioglu says Yamaha MotoGP stablemate Fabio Quartararo\u2019s \u201cincredible\u201d French Grand Prix helped him \u201cunderstand two things 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