Andrea Dosoli hoping to lure Franco Morbidelli to World SBK as Toprak Razgatlioglu replacement - ‘He could open a cycle'

Yamaha and their Road Racing Manager Andrea Dosoli are still hopeful of luring Franco Morbidelli to World Superbike from MotoGP. Yamaha are set to lose Toprak Razgatlioglu to BMW at the end of the 2023 season and are exploring options for a possible replacement to go alongside Andrea Locatelli, signed until 2025. Ad One option could be Morbidelli, who was spotted in the garage at the recent Italian World Superbike Grand Prix at Imola and currently races for Yamaha in MotoGP.

Italy'Absolutely incredible! What a race!' — Razgatlioglu denies Bautista to take Superpole winYESTERDAY AT 09:42 However, with his contract up at the end of the season and results hit and miss in this campaign, it has been speculated that he would be allowed to leave. It has been speculated, by Carlo Pernat amongst others, that Spanish rider Alex Rins will break his Honda contract to join Yamaha. That could mean that either Ducati or Honda turn their attention to Morbidelli, but Dosoli still wants to bring the Italian over to World Superbike.

Highlights: Razgatlioglu takes Race 2 victory as world champion Bautista crashes out 'Absolutely incredible! What a race!' — Razgatlioglu denies Bautista to take Superpole win WorldSBK highlights: Bautista comes out on top in Race 1 in Imola Speaking to Corsedimoto.com, Dosoli said: “Franco was our guest at Misano. He saw with his own eyes how the team works, how Superbike is from the inside. «He and the manager have all the elements to make a decision.

We just have to wait. »Franco has been racing in GPs for 10 years. We know that for a first-time MotoGP rider it is difficult to fully assess the change of horizon.