Yamaha Test Rider, Augusto Fernandez, reviews Toprak Razgatlioglu's recent MotoGP Test at MotorLand Aragon.

Toprak Razgatlioglu had 'a very positive first day' as a MotoGP rider as he was out on track at MotorLand Aragon with Yamaha on the 9th and 10th of November.

The three-time World Superbike Champion was joined on track by Yamaha's MotoGP Test Rider, Augusto Fernandez, as he continues to develop Yamaha's V4 engine, which he will race with at Valencia this weekend.

The Spaniard believes that despite Razgatlioglu's lack of experience with a MotoGP machine, braking will continue to be his strong point and 'he will not brake like in Superbikes'.

"What is sure is that his strongest point is braking," Fernandez said on Thursday in Valencia.

"But he will not brake like in Superbike, but the talent he has on braking is incredible, so he will manage to be fast in braking – in another way.

"But he knows how to be fast in braking."

Fernandez believes that the biggest challenge for Razgatlioglu as he continues to adapt to MotoGP will be the Michelin tyres, which he will have to use in 2026, before Pirelli enter the series in 2027.

"I didn’t speak with him on details," Fernandez stated when asked if Razgatlioglu had asked for his advice during the test.

"He was just happy about the test, trying to understand the Michelins – more than the bike was the Michelins, for him.

"I can totally understand that, I was doing the test on the Superbike in the beginning of the year and for sure the tyres is the main point to adapt, the front especially."

'How you have to ride a MotoGP bike is different...'

However, Fernandez admitted that Razgatlioglu's lap times were a way off what was achieved during the Aragon Grand Prix earlier in the season.

"Honestly, I think it was a very positive first day for him," Fernandez explained.

"I could see also his data during the lap and how he was riding the bike, and I was surprised in a good way.

"But we know he is super-talented, we cannot discuss the talent of Toprak. But MotoGP is different, how you have to ride a MotoGP is different.

"For sure, the lap times in Aragon were slow, also for us – Aleix [Espargaro] and I were there and we were slow compared to the race weekend, but testing is different conditions.

"But he was not far, and especially the riding was not bad. We will see here with everyone on-track and also another circuit, but it was not bad."