Like in Jerez, several WorldSBK riders impressed includi💖ng rookie Nicolo Bulega who was the stඣar of Pre-season testing.

The Italian topped three out of the four days, however, it was Toprak Razgatlioglu who took hom the bragꦦging rights at P🔯ortimao. 

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Following his switch from Yamaha to෴ BMW, Razgatlioglu has wasted no time in adapting to the M 1000 RR and looks 🍃ready to contend for big results from round one.

But with Phillip Island traditi�⭕�onally very hard on tyres, making the right choices could make or break Razgatliolu and BMW’s weekend.

S𓃲peaking about the opening round, Razgatlioglu admits getting꧂ tyre choices right will be important.

“We will see whꩵen we’re there,” Razgatlioglu told WorldSBK.com. “Everyone says it is a new surface so we will see what the grip is like and how the bike is working.

“It’s a completely𓃲 different track and I don🎉’t know which tyres we will use. Normally we would use SC1 but maybe with the new surface we will use the SC0, I don’t know.

“The hard tyre is completely different and so is the grip. I♕t’s not possible to say before the test.”

While tyres will pla𒆙y a vital role, so will the level of performances from🌄 Razgatlioglu’s rivals.

🥃Two rid📖ers expected to be strong are Bulega and Jonathan Rea, with the latter also adapting well to life at Yamaha.

“First, I would say Jonny has done more testing than me so it’s normal for him to adapt a bit more before me,” beg♓an Razgatlioglu when discussing his rivals. “But we are quick to adapt and ar🐽e getting stronger.

“Nicolo, he is a Supersport world champion and it seemsꦅ like he is riding a similar bike but with more power. But he is really fast.

“I’m very happy for him because he is very young🙈 but learning and immediately fast.

“I’m happy for this because in t🔜he season we can be fighting against more ri൩ders. Generally, I’m happy for Johnny and Nicolo.”