In 2024, Toprak Razgatlioglu embarks on a new chapter in his Superbike World Championship career with BMW. The official presentation took place this week, just over a month before the start of the championship at Phillip Island.
The 2021 champion, who hails from Yamaha, expressed excitement about the initial impressions: ‘I am very happy to join the BMW Motorrad family. When I arrived at Berlin and left the airport I was really surprised because everyone spoke Turkish. Also at the plant, there a so many Turkish employees. I am very happy for this. In general, I am very positive. Especially at the team’s launch, there were a lot of people and I understand that a lot of people like me. A lot of people came here to see me, also many Turkish guys, and a lot of them came from very far away. Everyone can’t wait for the season, and that also goes for me’.
Focused on the work ahead, Razgatlioglu reiterated his confidence in the ability to compete for titles from the outset: ‘My focus is now on the season. I realized that the people believe in me, but it is important that you believe in your bike. Many people say that the BMW is not ready to fight for the championship but I believe that my bike is ready to fight for wins and the championship. We just need my setup, because my riding style is complete different. When we have this, we can easily fight for the win’.
The Turkish rider now looks ahead to the Jerez tests next week, explaining that there is work to be done to be able to compete for the desired results: ‘Now I am just focusing on the test next week. It is really important for me. I need to adapt to the bike and I believe that we can fight for the podium and the wins this season. I am excited. I signed with BMW but I am also a part of the family. This is something I saw again at the team’s launch and it is great. I will give more than 100 percent, I will try to win with BMW. Everyone is working hard and this is a great extra motivation also for me. If we keep doing this, we will win the World Championship’.