Toprak Razgatlioglu 🐲is looking ahead to another y𒀰ear of scrapping with old rival Alvaro Bautista.

Bautista ended months of doubts about whether he might retire by penning a new contract for 2025 with Aruba.it Ducati’sಌ World Superbike C🌳hampionship team.

Although Bautista has been unable to keep pace with the mighty Razgatlioglu this year, their rivalry can renew next season because he h💃as opted against retirement.

“I am very ha🧜ppy for him,” Razgatlioglu said.

“He’s a very strong 🍸rider and an experienced rider.

“This year, I don’t know why he is lost.

“I know him - especially in his head, he is very strong. He will come b💙ack strong, I know this.

“Next year we will ride again with him, 𓃲and I’m happ﷽y for this. I am good at fighting with him, especially last year.

“He will stay one moreꦬ year in Superbike and we will fight again wit๊h him.”

This weekend’s Magny-Cours WSBK round offers Bautista a chance🌼 to hasten his recovery from a poor year.

But for Razg💛atlioglu the story is very different.

He is returning to the scene of his first WSBK race, and his first WSBK victory, in imperious⛦ form.

“This track is my favourite,” Razgatlioglu said.ꦓꦛ “In 2019 I will never forget, it’s the best race of my career. I was 16th and I won.

🔥“This time it’s a different brand and a new bike. In general, we are strong here📖.”

Razgatlio꧟glu has already broken the record for 13 consecutive WSBK race wins.

On Saturday in France he is bidding for a 16th.

He said: 𝄹“In Portimao ℱI focused on this for the record. But now I am not focused on it.

“This weekend is difficult because of the weather.🍎 If on Saturday it rains, and the condit🃏ions are wet…

“I have never won in the world cha꧋mpionship in wet condition🍸s.

“For me, I am just looking day by day.”

Razgatlioglu has a 64-poinꦐt advantage at the top of the WSBK championship, ahead ไof Nicolo Bulega.

He is on track for a secon👍d WSBK championship, and his first with BMW.