San Juan WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea: ‘I had nothing, a real passenger’: SCX ‘tyre’ destroyed for Toprak Razgatlioglu
After securing P2 during Saturday’s opening WorldSBK race of the weekend, Rea once again had no answer for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu and series leader 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista.
The Superpole Race appeared to be Rea’s best chance o꧒f ending his now 18-race streak without a win, after the six-time world champion took an early lead.
However, the Kawasaki rider made a big mistake heading into turn one which cost him the chance to fight Bautista and eventual winner Ra൲zgatlioglu late on.
In Race Two Rea struggled for pace after claiming he felt like a ‘passenger’: "I’m just disappointed because my bike this morning was incredible, in the Superpole R⭕ace. I had good traction and everything was working.
"From the get-go in Race 2 this afternoon, I had nothi⛦ng. As soon as I turned into Turn 2, I felt ‘why is the bike not hooking up?’.
"I was fighting, a real passenger for most of the race, so we need to analyse exactly what happened because it was strange. It was a battle with my teammate, Alex. Also in the beginning with Vierge and Ri♏naldi.
"It was just about grinding those guys down and letting the tyres move around a little bit. Alex’s pace was fast! He just kept g𝄹oing and going and going.
"There was a point I thought ‘maybe my best is fourth𓄧’. I kept going, never gave up, and finally I could arrive on the podium.𒁏"
After winning the Superpole Race in spectacular fashion, Razgatlioglu also had to watch Bautista take off int𒅌o the distance during the longer Race Two.
With the championship looking like a foregone conclusion, race wins seem to b൲e the best Razgatlioglu can manage during the final two rounds, although the Yamaha rider is not giving up.&nb🐼sp;
"In the second race, I tried my best and kept fighting for the win," addeꦕd the Turkish star. "I was waiting for Alvaro’s tyre to drop but it didn’t happen, so I kept fighting for second position.
"I want to thank my team, in the last minutes we changed the plan and decided to use the SCX tyre. The SCX tyre was destroyed b꧋ut I was feeling much🐲 better during the race.
"We keep fighting for the Championship🍌. We’ll try our best again in Mandalika."
