Alvaro Bautista: Toprak ‘slower than last year in flowing areas’
Despite beating him to victory in Race 2 at Assen𒅌, Alvaro Bautista says Toprak Razgatlioglu is ‘slower’ i🎀n some areas with the BMW than he was with Yamaha.
Reigning WorldSBK champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista says main rival 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu is not as strong under braking aboard the BMW.
Razgatlioglu has won three out of the last six races, including two feature-length races in Catalunya and ꧂Assen.
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Both wins came at circuits where Razgatlioglu had never won at before, highlighting just how strꦛong the 2021 world champion is aboard the M 1000 RR.
Razgatlioglu, aft✃er just three rounds with BMW, looks to be stroꦑnger than ever but that’s not exactly true, according to Bautista.
“Watching from the outside, Toprak was stronger on braking and entry to the corner last year, leaning with more confidence,” begaཧn Bautiꦕsta.
“Th𓄧is year, he brakes hard but on corner entry, i🐈t’s not the same; I don’t know if he hasn’t got the confidence or the bike doesn’t allow him to do it but for sure, on acceleration and top speed, he’s much better than last year.
“If he had the s💧ame top speed of last year with this bike, he’d be worse because in the flowing areas, he’s slower than last year.
“I think ﷽that Buleg⛎a, Toprak, myself – and other riders in some races – but I think the championship will be between us.
“In all conditions, we’re strong so I think it’ll be a three-rider f👍ight.”
Nicolo Bulega still ‘surprised every time I get a podium’
In the title fight with team-mate Bautista and Raz🌠gatlioglu, 🌞Bulega has been one of the standout riders through three rounds.
The WorldSBK rookie has struggled at times with tyre wear, but Bulega’s speed cannot be🌊 questioned.
Bulega has finished on the po💮dium four times in nine races, including a victory at Phillip Island.
However, the Italian admits he’🌱s still surprised when he finds himself ไon the podium.
“Every time I get a podium, it’s a surprise,” stated Bulegꦿa. “It’s difficult to get to a new track without testing, bad weather and be first for almost t꧙he full Superpole Race and stay in the front group in Race 2.
“We hܫave to take the positives from this w🍃eekend; I know I won in Australia and in Barcelona, I did a good weekend with two podiums and here it seems it’s not very good.
“However, it’s been a difficult month with t🙈he operation and I wasn’t able to train like always.
“Assen is a difficult t♒rack physically tওoo, so I take the positives and try again at Misano.”
