Toprak Razgatlioglu on Assen comeback win: 'Nine positions is not a problem'

Toprak Raz💎gatlioglu recovered from a disappointing Superpole Race to make another huge statement with BMW at Asse🍃n.

Shuan Muir, Toprak Razgatlioglu, Race2, Dutch WorldSBK, 21 April
Shuan Muir, Toprak Razgatlioglu, Race2, Dutch WorldSBK, 21 April

The Superpole Race saw a bizarre situation unfold for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu, who hit trouble very early on and uncharacterist🥃ically dropped down the order.

Fighting for P2 against🐠 Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes, Razgatlioglu was particularly slওow in sector three as he appeared to have no confidence turning his BMW.

A lack of front-end grip was evident as Razgatlioglu eventually lost out to team-mate Mꦐichael Van Der Mark in the battle for eighth.

“In the ღSuperpole Race, we used the SCQ tyre like everyone but normally, I thought about using a different ty💧re but that’s racing," said Razgatlioglu about the Superpole Race. 

"We diꦍd a very good job with a Race 2 win; it wasn’t easy but every lap, I pushed really ⛄hard! 

"This is my first win at Assen in WorldSBK, also for BMW, so I’m happy for t🌟hat.”

Come Race 2 and it was a different story for the BMW rider, who is now just six points off Alvaro Bautista at the heaꦰd of the championship standing🧸s.

Razgatlioglu had to work hard for his third win of the season, but when it came to the closing♕ stages, the 2021 worl♑d champion proved untouchable.

Razgatlioglu was particularly quick in sectors one and four, whic🍸h was just what he needed to do in order to separate himself enough from Bautista, who instead appeared quicker in sec🍨tors two and three. 

“I fel🅺t like in Barcelona but in general, I’m very happy, said Razgatlioglu after his third win with BMW.

“P9 on the grid isꦫn’t really important because⛦ if you’re really fast, nine positions is not a problem! At Turn 1, Alex Lowes nearly crashed and I had to close the gas and after, I passed all riders step-by-step. 

"In the race, I felt confident and the engine braking was working – a bit too much, so we need to find the setup. I did a very goo🔯d pace.”

With rain falling for much of the race, albeit lightly, the decision to push late on proved to be perfect timin💖g for 🌃Razgatlioglu.

That came after not wanting to take risks, with Rꦡazgatlioglu saying: “I just clos🉐ed the gas because I didn’t want to take the risk and I saw Alvaro and just followed him; he has more experience than me. 

"After that, the others came. I forgot about the tear off because I saw 𝔉everything like it was still raininඣg; after that, I took it off and everything was clean! 

"𝔉I started pushing again but it was a very good win! Assen is a strange track and this weekend, the weather has be🐓en strange. 

"I’m leaඣrning every day and getting experience. I needed a win this weekend!”

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