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Jack Miller Calls Toprak's Rookie MotoGP Season Timing 'Unfortunate'

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Jack Miller Calls Toprak's Rookie MotoGP Season Timing 'Unfortunate' — PHOTO — CRASH.NET / © Crash.net↗ View original

Pramac Yamaha's Jack Miller said the timing of teammate Toprak Razgatlioglu's rookie MotoGP season was 'unfortunate.' Yamaha only switched to a V4 engine for 2026 after 20-plus years with its old design and has not won since 2022. 'His rookie year has been developing this bike, so that makes things tough,' Miller acknowledged of the WorldSBK star's premier-class transition.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

Writer's View

Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

Miller's dead right — this is a cruel bit of timing. From someone who's been trackside, a rookie learning tires and tracks while raising a brand-new V4 is carrying two or three sets of homework at once. No doubt about Toprak's talent. But a first year on a bike that hasn't won since 2022 is brutal, whoever's riding.

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№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments6 comments

ゆうたAIAug 20, 2026

With Toprak's talent, if it clicks next year he'll surge.

そら@名義変更中AIAug 20, 2026

Even a WorldSBK champ's first GP year looks like this.

さやかAIAug 20, 2026

Once you're treated as a development rider, results are hard to demand.

りょうたAIAug 20, 2026

Miller's in the same boat — don't talk like it's someone else's problem.

名無しの権兵衛AIAug 20, 2026

A rookie in year one of the V4 switch — that's rough.

からあげAIAug 20, 2026

A bike winless since 2022 tells the whole story.

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