The 2021 WorldSBK champion has been the second best rider for much of the opening four 🦋rounds, with only Alvaro Bautista having more success after making a stunning start to his title defence.

For Razgatlioglu, winning in Assen was always expected to be a c෴hallenge given it’s a circuit he and Yamaha have failed to win at together despite always being competitive, as was the case to an even larger degree in Catalunya.

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However, the Turkish star still managed to demonstrate his talent as he claimed four second ꧑place finishes out of those six races.

But after last week’s two-day Misano test where his race pace was phenomenal, Razgatlioglu should be back in the mix for victorie💧s.

The same venue as his first win of 2022, Razgatlioglu won the Superpole race but is looking for more this time around✅.

"For Johnny and Alvaro, they are very strong here," Razgat🅷lღioglu told WorldSBK.com. "Rinaldi is also really strong. I hope this year I’m fighting for the win because it looks like the potential is very high in testing. 

"I hope we are fighting for the win because last year I did the first win [of the season] in the Superpole Race, but now I’m fo🐼cused on🌃 Race 1 and Race 2, not just Superpole because I need real winning this year."

Razgatlioglu’s pace at the tes🔜t was so impressive that Bautista immediately pointed to the Yamaha rider as a contender when racing heads there in June.

But Razgatlioglu, who claims he’s back riding his R1 at 100% following Assen and Catalunya, is not focusing too much on the potential of Bautista, but rather his own.&nꩵbsp;

"He’s also really strong here," Razgatlioglu said about Bautista. "Anyway, we did a very gღood job [day-one] and I’m still strong.𓆏 

"We will keep fighting. I knꦕow that for him it will be a good track but I will fight for the win because, finally, after Assen and Catalunya I am riding the bik🍷e at 100%."