It appears sure that Toprak Razgatlioglu’s crew chief Phil Maron won’t be a part of Pramac Yamaha in 2026, however that doesn’t imply he’s sure to stay with BMW in WorldSBK.
When Razgatlioglu’s transfer to MotoGP was introduced in Could, doubts about his crew chief have been pure, particularly on condition that Razgatlioglu has developed a great working relationship with Maron throughout three completely different groups and producers (first with Puccietti Kawasaki, then with Pata Yamaha and now with ROKiT BMW Workforce).
On the Indonesian MotoGP from October third to fifth, Miguel Oliveira hinted that he intends to work with your entire Razgatlioglu crew (together with crew chief Maron) in 2026 when he joins BMW for subsequent season.
Razgatlioglu himself appeared to again it up when the Turkish rider spoke to the media on Friday (October 10) at this weekend’s Estoril World SBK. As reported by GPOne, Razgatlioglu confirmed that Maron won’t be a part of Pramac Yamaha and that the Italian nationwide crew has various plans for him.
Moreover, ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Workforce Principal Sean Muir appeared on the WorldSBK World Feed broadcast throughout observe in Estoril on Friday and confirmed that Maron won’t be collaborating in MotoGP alongside Razgatlioglu.
“No, he (Maron) didn’t come to MotoGP following Toprak (Razgatlioglu),” Muir stated.
“We nonetheless have to finalize the matter on our facet, however I feel there might be an announcement within the coming weeks.
“That is not our precedence proper now.
“Clearly we have now a giant job to complete right here within the paddock.
“We’re centered on Toprak and Michael (van der Mark) proper now and I feel there might be additional bulletins within the subsequent week or two in regards to the varied modifications we’ll make.
“The basic factor is the rider and that’s all in place and we at the moment are aiming for pre-season testing.”
Nonetheless, GPOne reported that Maron might nonetheless discover his solution to MotoGP, the place he final labored in 2016 with Eugene Laverty on the Aspar Ducati crew.
A transfer to Grand Prix won’t coincide with a change of thoughts from Pramac or Yamaha, and though it has not but been formally introduced, Razgatlioglu continues to be probably to work with Alberto Giribuola.
Giribuola labored with Enea Bastianini at Tech3 KTM till this 12 months’s Grand Prix of Catalunya, having beforehand labored with Enea Bastianini at Esponsorama and the Gresini Ducati Workforce in 2021 and 2022. Previous to that he labored with Andrea Dovizioso within the Manufacturing facility Ducati Workforce.
With Giribuola leaving KTM halfway by way of the season, Bastianini joined Xavi Palacin as crew chief, however his outcomes have been poor after Misano. DNF in Misano and Mandalika. And eleventh in Japan.
GPOne experiences that it’s Bastianini who might see Maron participate within the 2026 MotoGP season.
