WorldSBK Misano: Andrea Dovizioso: 'I don’t understand how Toprak Razgatlioglu brakes that late'

After win꧒ning his first race as WorldSBK champion, Razgatlioglu secured another strong podium during race two in Misano.
With championship leader Alvaro Bautista looking dominant over a feature rac👍e distancꦏe - took victory by over five seconds in race one - the task of beating the Spaniard in race two was always going to be difficult, as it proved to be.
Razgatlioglu, who started on pole, led for several laps before Bautista began to sniff an opportunitꦓy with Jonathan Rea struggling in fourth. The former MotoGP rider started attacking Razgatlioglu into Curvone [turn 11], the same corner he used to his advantage against Rea in race one.
On the first two occasions Razgatlioglu bit straight back at turn 14, using his incredible braking prowess to slide back down the insiꦯde of Bau👍tista.
However, the 🌊third attempt was game, set, match as the Aruba.it Ducati rider created enough of a buffer heading toward🦋s the right-hand corner.
So while it’s more valuable points lost to Bautista who is looking in formidable form - leads the championship by 36 points over Rea - Razgatlioglu provided a much ne🅷eded spark for himself, but also Yamaha after finally taking his first win [Superpole race] with t༺he #1 plate.
"I’m very hღappy about this [win]," said Razgatlioglu. "Yesterday we had a technical problem but also in the race I was feeling some problems.🦄

"This morning, we made a big improvement and I’m feeling much better. It was the first time I rode in the race like my st⭕yle, and I enjoyed the race.
"I’m very happy for this and I hope, at Donington, I’m fiཧghting for the win again."
Andrea Dovizioso calls Razgatlioglu ‘unique’, in awe of the WorldSBK champion
Anyone who has watched WorldSBK over the last few seasons will know that there is no one better than the Turkish star when it comes to hard braking and controlling his machine at the absolu🍷te limit.
And although Bautista was 💛clearly faster than Razgatlioglu during race two, t📖he latter showed his stunning skillset to make it a competitive race for much longer than it ought to have been.

Whether it was the rear tyre being completely off the ground on corner entr💦y, sliding the bike at full lock or pushing the boundaries of what his R1 could cope with at the incredibly fast Curvone💞, Razgatlioglu did it all with immense style.
"It’s crazy! It’s very d🥂ifficult for me to understand every detail from outside," Dovizioso told WorldSBK.com. "His way of riding is unique, very diffe🌱rent and I don’t understand how he can brake that late compared to; for example, Rea.
ཧ"Normally he is a really hard braker. It’s crazy and it’s nice to see him battle because every time he [is so] aggressive until he last corner."