Razgatlioglu, like Jonathan Rea has made a huge move by going from Yamahaꦑ to BMW - Rea has stepped in to replace the Turkish sensation aft﷽er nine years with Kawasaki. 

BMW have not been able to consistently fight at the front sꦛin🌟ce returning to the series with a full factory project in 2019.

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But the addition of Razgatlioglu should help tremendously with that, although Dov𝄹izioso still feels it will take a year or two.

Speaking about the epic racing between Razgatliolu and Alvaro Bautista towards the end of last season, and the big rider shake up, Dovizioso told WorldSBK.com: “It was very strange and weird because to see two opposite riders battling, it was very difficult. Opposite because the bikes were very different, and the r♏iding style was very different. 

“So, to see that battle was very strange in my opinion. The battle was between two big talents. It was nice. I’m happy for Alvaro ⭕because I know him very well, how good he is, and I think he’s been one of the top riders in MotoGP with his riding style. 

“I’ve never battled with Toprak, but I think he’s🅰 so talented. I like him as a person. I don’t know a lot about him, but I spoke with him, and he se♕ems like a nice person. 

“I think, with BMW, in two years, Toprak can change the situation a bit and become competitive with BMW. I want to Rea d꧟o well with Yamaha.

“I don’t know if Jerez was a real 🌠test because Yamaha did very well during the round. I don’t know if that bike works well at that track. 

“I think he has to try it at a different track to understand the real potential of the Yamaha. I think they have to work a bit to really step up and battle 💜with Ducati.”

Rea didn’t have ‘the feeling anymore’ with Kawasaki - Dovizioso

While the departure from Kawasaki came to a shock for many, Dovizioso was not surprised by Rea’s decision after s𒆙eeing him slip to third in the pecking order.

That was the case both individually but also as a manufacturer, as Kawas🧜aki clearly lost out to ꦡDucati and Yamaha in terms of performance. 

But there’s no doubt that Rea stilꦿl has the ability to fight for wins and a championship, which is why Dovizioso said he had to make the move.

“They have to do this,” began the fo🧸rmer MotoGP race winner. “Rea with Kawasaki, there wasn’t the feeling anymore. I don’t know how competitive the bike isꦆ, but the feeling wasn’t that good like in the past for Rea to battle for the Championship, so he needed a change. 

“Even with Toprak, I think the situation was comfortable at Yamaha buꦰt, with him, he needed to change beca♚use he needed a bit more support. 

“I don’t know if BMW will be good enough to really step up and fight for the Championship, but they ha⛄ve a good organisation to push. 

🍬“If it works, I don’t know. We will see in the future. The change has 🀅been good for everybody.”