Toprak Razgatlioglu threatens to quit World Superbike: “almost like a Ducati Cup”

Toprak Razgatlioglu has threatened to qui🍎t WorldSBK after Ducati domination in Australia.

Toprak Razgatlioglu leads trio of Ducatis, 2025 Australian WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
Toprak Razgatlioglu leads trio of Ducatis, 2025 Australian WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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Reigning 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:World Superbike Champion Toprak Razgat𓆉lioglu has suggested th𒈔at he could quit the production derivative series if Ducati continues to dominate.

Ducati won all three races at Phillip Island this weekend thanks to Nico🦹lo Bulega, but it was the performance of the other Ducati riders that caught Razgatlioglu’s attention.

Razgatlioglu 🌱was the only non-Ducati rider in the top-six in Saturday’s Race 1, and both podiums on Sunday were locked out by Ducati, with Andrea Iannone and Danilo Petrucci behind Bulega in the Superpole Race and Alvaro Bautista joining Iannone and Bulega on the podium in Race 🥀2.

“Last year, yes, [Nicolo] Bulega [was strong], this year I’m not surprised that he is still fast and Alvaro [Bautista] also not bad,” Razgatlioglu 🌱told WorldSBK.cဣom after Race 2.

“But, this year, all Ducati🅺s are on the front, this is not normal, [it’s] why I say Superbike is almost like a ‘Ducati Cup’.

“I hope not to continue going like this because ev📖eryone is not enjoying like this.

“If Superbike continues like this i☂n the future, I’m not thinking to rac🍬e anymore here.”

In contrast to Ducati’s and Bulega’s do🍒minant weekend, Phillip🦩 Island was a tricky one for Razgatlioglu.

He crashed in testing on Monday, and then again in the opeꦦning minutes of Fᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚP1 on Friday.

Saturday’s꧅ Race 1 yielded a second place, but a braking issue in the Sup🐈erpole Race saw him go wide at turn four on the first lap and finish only 12th. Then, a technical issue forced him to retire in Race 2.

“For me, especially the Superp♓ole Race was not really good at the start, I feel some brake problem and we are lucky I didn’t hit someone and nobody crashed – this is why I’m happy,” Razgatlioglu said.

“For Raceಌ 2, we say it’s better to ride yesterday’s bike because I feel we are really improving and grip is much better than befo🍃re and we started to use yesterday’s bike.

“But, in the race, we see there’s some technical problem꧂, and afterಞ I didn’t continue the race.”

He added: “I’m never starting ver𝐆y happy the first races in the season. Also last year, and two years ago – always I’m starting very strangeᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ, [and] this is the same.

“But I’m just focused on the next race because finally we are going to Europe and I’m just starting to fight ▨with all the Ducatis.

“We have ওa long break, almost one month, I will keep working and try to come back more strong.”

The break Razgatlioglu mentioned 🐻is punctuated by a test in Portimao – also the location of the next round – on 14–15 March.

“We have a test t𝔍here, we nee𓄧d the test,” the Turkish rider said.

“Two days for me are very important because w𒆙e are trying to improve the bike and we are still not 100 per cent.

“But everyone is pushing hard, I know, and we will see because these two days for me are very important🎐.”

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