WorldSBK Imola: Toprak Razgatlioglu: “I’ve waited every weekend for this, surprised Alvaro Bautista crashed”

Razgatlioglu finally ended Alvaro Bautista’s streak of 14 WorldSBK wins in the long race format, which dated back to race two at Phillip Island last season.&nbs💎p;
T꧋he Yamaha rider, who won his third Superpole Race of the year on Sunday, then profited from Bautista making a rare mistake on lap one o𝔉f Race 2.
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"This year, finally! I’ve waited for this moment for many weekends! I am surprised Alvaro crashed at Turn 3, it was a strange crash," said Razgatlioglu who then went on to have a scare of his own.&n🐻bsp;
"He touched the white line because after two laps, I did the same and the feeling was🎶 that I lost th๊e front and rear, but I didn’t crash.
"I am happy as I’ve waited every weekend for this, I tried to ride alone after Alvaro crashed but Axel was very strong.&n♚bsp;
"I kept the rear tyre, started to follow him and then passed him in the last three laps. I didn’t take a🌼ny risks becau🌳se for me, it was a very important race."
Razgatlioglu didn’t ha๊ve things all his own way after Ba🌞utista’s crash as another Ducati rider in Axel Bassani proved to be a stiff challenge.
The Italian looked like the favourite ꧒for victory after passing Razga♔tlioglu with eight laps to go, however, the 26-year-old showed better late race pace to deny Bassani a first Superbike win.
Speaking about his Superpole w💙in, and battle with Bautista, Razgatlioglu added: "I had a 💙better win in the Superpole Race because Alvaro is very strong and had very good pace.
"I caught him and passed him at Turn 9, where he wasn’t as strong. He rode the last lap very well and into the last chicane, I felt him very clos𝓡e and coming out of Turn 19, there’s a big screen and I saw him very close!
"I tried hard braking into the final chicane and didn’t stop easy! I took the win; it’s very special because afte♎r 0.5s gap, I closed to up to him and passed him.
"70 points is a🌠 lot but the Championship isꦜ not finished; I’m focused race by race like 2021, just trying to win."