Toprak Razgatlioglu finished behind sho🙈ck winner Nicholas Spinelli in Race 1 at the WorldSBK Assen round on S𝕴aturday.

It was Razgatlioglu’𒆙s fifth podium in seven races🐽 since swapping Yamaha for BMW.

Spinelli - a replacement for the injured Danilo Petrucci - was awarded victory when a red flꦆag ended the r𒈔ace seven laps early due to the track conditions.

Spinelli gambled by starting the race on intermediate tyres, while Razgatliog𒐪lu and Alvaro Bautista used slicks.

“I understood that he used the wet tyres,” Razജgatlioglu🃏 reacted.

“But I saw after the race he used the intermediate tyrꦏe.

“This is good because it tells me they also have very good grip. I went to the grid on intermediate tyres�ꦦ�.

“It was ea🌸sier to riding, slick tyres felt strange because of sliding.

“I saw Iannone’s crash, he touched the white line. I’m riding calmly, taking good points f💮or the Championship.

“We got a podium, thiꩵs is perfect for me. We have anothe🀅r race tomorrow.”

Razgatlioglu was two seco🌊nds behind Spinelli when the race was ended by red flags.

But his true battle was with Bauꦫtista, a competitive scrap with multiple overtakes.

Razgatlioglu edged Bautista into P2 shorꦆtly be༺fore the red flag.

“It’s the first time I’m racing this bike in these difficult conditions,” he sai♓d.

“The fir♌st set up was full wet, but everyone used slick tyres and tried to find a good line.

“In gener🅰al, in💜 the first laps, I’m just watching other riders. I saw some dry lines, so I started pushing.

“I needed one more🌞 lap for the victory, but this is racing, we saw the red flag, and everything is fin♉ished.

“I was fighting with Alvaro. In general, I’m happy because we got a podium again. It 💟looks like we’🗹re strong but we’re still learning.”