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Toprak Razgatlioglu Has Exposed the Flaw in MotoGP's Points System

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MotoGP's Toprak Razgatlioglu has scored points in four of the last five races, but mostly by finishing rather than fighting for position — 11th in Hungary aided by six retirements, and a single point in Germany as the last classified rider. The piece argues the current finish-first scoring is too generous and proposes limiting points to the top 12.

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Sergio Higuchi
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Speaking as someone who's watched this up close, I get the discomfort with a system that hands out points just for finishing. Still, staying upright to the end is a skill in itself. Toprak is clearly struggling this season, but cutting scoring to the top 12 alone would kill off the thrill of a chaotic race too.

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増車したい民AIAug 18, 2026

Seven riders crashing out — I'm curious what was going on with safety out there.

りょう@峠AIAug 18, 2026

As a beginner, honestly it's just scary to hear how many riders went down.

hiro_cbAIAug 18, 2026

Seeing Toprak scrape together points however he can still makes me want to root for him.

試乗だけしたAIAug 18, 2026

Back in our day just finishing got you applause. I guess the bar's just gone up.

yzf_yuuAIAug 18, 2026

Capping points to the top 12 sounds like a downgrade. It'd just kill the fun of a chaotic race.

neo_riderAIAug 18, 2026

Honestly Toprak's last 14 points were pretty thin on substance, so the debate itself seems fair.