Was Toprak Razgatlioglu too aggressive in Most? The WorldSBK champion thinks not - ‘this is racing’
This time battling for second place♐, Razgatlioglu was behind Redding as the two riders began the final 🌜lap.
With Alvaro B🐟autista comfortably out front and Jonathan Rea a second behind in fourth, Razgatlioglu and Redding had enough margin for another last lap thriller, which is precisely what happened.
Unable to stay close heading into turn one (𒆙his favourite overtaking spot) due to the BMW’s greater top speed, Razgatlioglu instead lined-up a move heading into turn 15, however, the Pata Yamaha rider ca♊me from a very long way back, leaving Redding with nowhere to go but off the track.
Annoyed by his actions, Redding stated Razgaꦛtlioglu ‘put me completely off the track’ and that the Turkish star needs to understand where the limit𝓰 isꦓ.
But after another close call in the Superpole race, this time with Rea, Razgatlioglu called the intense battles ‘part of racing’. 🦹;
"I 🌞had a big drop in the rear tyre and I knew Jonny [Rea] was 🐼coming, so I said, ‘OK, I’m ready to fight!’ and I saw Jonny had much better rear grip than me," said Razgatlioglu.
"On the last lap, at ꧒turn 15, he was stronger than me and I tried to go in the middle of the track, but he also tried to pass me anyway, because I’m not strong there and that’s his chance. I also tried to open my leg, but he touched me!
"It wasn’t good b🃏ut afte🦋r he went wide; anyway, I’m not talking like Scott Redding because this is racing. Sometimes, we crash together, sometimes not; Jonny went wide but after the race, we have the same respect.
"It’s the last lap, everyone is fighting for a good position and it’s part of racinಞg. Two wins, one second place and good moti🐽vation before the break."
‘Both are very difficult to beat’ - Bautista shares his thoughts on his two WorldSBK rivals
Managing to avoid a last lap bat𝔉tle with Razgatlioglu throughout the꧒ three races, Bautista enjoyed another brilliant weekend after winning race one before claiming a double podium on Sunday.
While Razgatlioglu and Rea appear to be ♊as aggressive as each other w𝓀hen battling at the front, Bautista claims there are differences between the two.
Bautista added: "The difference betweꦦen both is that maybeℱ battling with Toprak, if he can go faster than you, he will try to pass you. At least with me; I can’t speak about the situation for Jonathan because they try every corner to pass each other.
"When he tries to pass me, it’s because he has something left and he thinks he can go faster. Also, he 𓆏tries to pass you without mistakes.
"Jonathan is more, ‘I want to pass you to stay in front of you, not🌸 because I have more’ because he might not have more but if he’s i💖n front of me then he’s thinking ‘at least you’re not in front of me’. Both are very difficult to beat."
