Toprak Razgatlioglu bites back at “his career is finished” jibe

"Now my mentality is changing completely, and I am focused on winning this championship – why not🐷?"

Toprak Razgatlioglu, Dutch WorldSBK, 19 April
Toprak Razgatlioglu, Dutch WorldSBK, 19 April

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu has responded to🔴 critics who claimed🃏 his career was over following a move to BMW.

Razgatlioglu exited Yamaha at the end of last season and, in Barcelona at the second round of the WorldSBK season, claimed his first win on his new bike.

He stole a Superpole win from Al♌varo Bautista with a last-corner overtake reminiscent of Valen🍸tino Rossi.

Ahead of this weekend’s fourth round in Misan🍷o, Razgatlioglu said: “It was an incredible weekend in Barcelona, because we got two wins and one podium.

“It was also a special Superp🧸ole race. I finally did it in Barcelona, Valentino Rossi style.

“I think it was my best overtake in my career!

“🍨Many p𝄹eople said that this bike is not a winning bike. Everyone said that ‘his career is finished’.

“We have shown the people that this bike is a winning bike. Itꦦ’s funny, because now I see the comments from people, and they’re very nice comments.”

Razgatlioglu is second in the WSBK standings ꦡ🏅after three rounds, behind champion Bautista.

But he sees other obstaclꦺes to his second🃏 championship, too.

“I am very happy, especially 🌞this year. We’re fighting a lot,” he said.

“And not just with Bautista, but with a lot of ri🔯ders who are very fa⛄st.

“We are aಞll fighting together, which is good. Iannone, Bulega, Bautista, these riders are allꦿ very strong.

“Even ‘Petrux’. Also, Alex Lowes is🅰 very strong, as well as his brother, Sam. These ꦯguys have started this year very strong.

“I really like this track at Misano, but we will see with the BMW. Normally, we are alw൲ays strong heꦓre.

“Maybe I am strong with the BMW here? We will see🐼 this weekend.”

Razgatlioglu raves about BMW 'big project'

Razgatlioglu said about his new manufact🐻urer: “This is a big project for BMW, and I am part▨ of it.

“It looks like the potential💎 is very high, and it looks like it’s possible to win the champi𓂃onship this year.

“I said before that maybe we could take some podiums and some wins, and this is ℱgood.

“But now my mentality 🌄is changing completely, and I am focused on winning this championship –𒁏 why not?

“It’s my first yea༒r with BMW. With this bike, maybe we are not 100% ready, but we are working step-by-step and getting stro♕nger every race weekend.”

His M 1000 RR is developing even✃ in these early stage💖s of the year.

“I see the team working🍰 very hard, and I am working harder,” R🐎azgatlioglu said.

“I think it is very good motivation. We are just focused on rear grip, because if we can find feeling in the rear, then our life will be a l✃ot easier, because everything will be in the feeling.

“The grip is now getting better, and the feelꦏing is n🔯ow better as a result.

“But we are still trying🦋 to improve the grip a little bit. For me, changing direction is a little bit heavy.

﷽“But this is not bad, because I am still riding the bike.”

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