Portimao WorldSBK: Toprak Razgatlioglu: Maybe Alvaro Bautista has a technical problem, I need to win!

With his chances of retaining the WorldSBK Championship on the rocks, Toprak Razgatlioglu has brought up the idea of technical issues potentially being the most likely way for the Yamaha rider to claw his way closer to Alvaro Bautista. 
Toprak Razgatlioglu, Catalunya WorldSBK race2, 25 September
Toprak Razgatlioglu, Catalunya WorldSBK race2, 25 September

With just four rounds to go including this weekend’s WorldSBK Portimao races, Razgatlioglu needs to close a bigger gap than he faced at any stage vs 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jonathan Rea last season.

The biggest margin when Rea was leading the championship was just over 30 points, however, the reigning champion is nearly 60 points behind Bautista in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2022 WorldSBK standings, with the Spaniard claiming his first 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:hat-trick of the season in Catalunya last time out. 

The good news for Razgatlioglu is that Portimao is one of his strongest circuits, but at the the same time Bautista has taken victories as tracks that were supposed to suit Razgatlioglu and Yamaha more, such as Most and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Magny-Cours.

Which is why Razgatlioglu has brou🐟ght up technical issues, something he suffe💞red with twice last season, as an opportunity to possibly recover points.  

"I’m very happy because we’re at ꦜPortimao and I like this circuit, I’m excited," said Razgatlioglu. "I’m always fight🀅ing for the win and we hope for the same this weekend. 

"This season is a strange season for me, but the races are the races. Maybe for Alvaro, he has a technical problem or something… I’m not lജooking at the championship and going race by race. 

"This track only has one long straight and slow corners, so I love it. I need to win! I think we’re strong at this circuit but in Arg♌entina, the Ducati can be strong because of the two long straights."

‘We start from zero’ - Bautista

Alvaro Bautista, Catalunya WorldSBK race2, 25 September
Alvaro Bautista, Catalunya WorldSBK race2, 25 September

Despite an utterly dominant performa𓆏nce in Catalunya which saw his championship advaജntage grow exponentially, Bautista is keeping the same approach that has taken him to 11 victories this season.

Bautista said:💛 "My thinking is that it’s a new race. We start from zero, all the riders, so the classification doesn’t matter. 

"I think, with that margin, I can risk more maybe because I have a margin with the points. For me, it doesn’t change a lot.&nbs༺p;

"I think it’s better꧒ to be focussed on this weekend, try to do the best, try to not make mistakes. For me, it’s important to enjoy the bike and do the best job that I can do."

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