Toprak Razgatlioglu delivered a spectacular performance at Misano, winning pole position and Race 1, while taking the lead in the overall Superbike standings. His goal of achieving a hat-trick during this round in Emilia-Romagna seems more and more realistic. Although there are still many races left before the end of the championship, Razgatlioglu and BMW have a great chance to make history by winning the first title for the German brand together.
Here is the analysis of the 2021 champion with Yamaha
after this
first round of the weekend : “ Friday the feeling was better, but today pace dropped a lot after 12 laps due to excessive front sliding. We used harder tires at the front because of the hot conditions. At first everything was fine, but then the front started moving. I focused on my driving, this problem affected everyone “.
The Turk adds: “ I had everything under controlI saw the advantage I had and tried not to take risks. I’m really happy, and my dream is to win all the races, the first one is over. But it will be difficult, because with the heat there is less adhesion. I think the Ducati riders will improve tomorrow and I will have to do so too, especially for the second half of the race. »
Razgatlioglu anticipates an intense Superpole race, but he is confident about his chances of success: “
in the short race I will use the SC1 up front. I think I will be able to ride better than today because this tire allows me to negotiate the turns better. I think we’re going to have fun in the Superpole Raceeveryone will attack without worrying about the wear of the rear tire. I’m ready to fight. »
Toprak Razgatlioglu: “ I’m surprised, I didn’t think it would go this well in the first year »
The arrival of Toprak Razgatlioglu transformed
BMWan improvement that even the Turkish pilot had not anticipated: “ I’m surprised, I didn’t think it would go so well in the first year. We started very strong. If we hadn’t had a technical problem at Phillip Island, we would have taken good points and the gap in the standings would be different. However, at the moment I’m not thinking about the championship, I’m just focusing race by race. I am happy, BMW is at the top and we are all happy to have a good package, but we must continue to improve. »
Razgatlioglu is convinced that the M1000RR can be competitive on all tracks: “ I think so. After this round there will be Donington Park, a track that I love and where I am usually strong. I hope to fight to win there too. Now I focus on the next races here in Misano, but I think that on my favorite circuits I will be able to show our potential even better. »
With such determination and impressive performance, Razgatlioglu And
BMW can really dream of their first SBK title together.
WSBK Misano Race 1: classification
