Portimao WorldSBK: Toprak Razgatlioglu claims Ducati has ‘too much power, but I’m not crying’

Current WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu has claimed Ducati has ‘too much power’ after Alvaro Bautista once again showed alarming speed differences between the two bikes at Portimao.
Toprak Razgatlioglu Yamaha, Alvaro Bautista Ducati, Portimao WorldSBK
Toprak Razgatlioglu Yamaha, Alvaro Bautista Ducati, Portimao WorldSBK

Despite holding off Bautista in race one and the Superpole race at Portimao, Razgatlioglu was seen losing huge amounts of time to the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:WorldSBK championship leader along the start-finish straight.

While it’s been a theme throughout the season, Bautista’s advantage on the straights appeared even larger than normal, with Razgatlioglu having to perform sensational overtakes from a long way back unde🐬r braking just to remain in contention.

And although Razgatlioglu did😼 this in fine style to win the Superpole race, which💙 was arguably the best individual ride of the 𝔉year by any rider, Razgatlioglu ultimately had no answer for Bautista’s speed in race two. 

"I think 𝔍the Superpole Race was one of my best races this year. We were fighting with Alvaro, and we were enjoying. He’s very fasꦫt in the straight but I tried to catch him,” Razgatlioglu told the media. 

"My plan normally is to stay ahead of him, but in Race Two it wasn’t possible because it wasn’t easy. Now, we’ll work fꦜor Argentina as I know it won’t be an easy race. We will keep fighting; the Championship isn’t finished but I’m not looking at that."

Razgatlioglu wants more power from Yamaha

As 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo’s wish of receiving more power aboard his M1 looks to be coming for the 2023 MotoGP season, Razgatlio▨glu has found himself asking for similar improvements in WorldSBK. 

After seeing Bautista gain aܫround 0.5/0.6 tenths of a second on the one kilometre straight at Portimao, Razgatlioglu added: "The Yamaha in the corner is a very good bike, and I’m very happy. We just need the speed and power. Next year, we need power for fighting but I think the Ducati 🦂has too much. But I’m not crying, I keep riding and trying to win."

Razgatlioglu ‘something strange’, says WorldSBK team-mate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Andrea Locatelli

Unable to get close to his team-mate throughout this se🦩ason, Locatelli is keen to stay away from comparisons with Razgatlioglu as the Turkish star has an unrivaled ‘style’.

Toprak Razgatlioglu, Portuguese WorldSBK, 7 October
Toprak Razgatlioglu, Portuguese WorldSBK, 7 October

Talking about the performance of his team-mate at Portimao, Locat🌌elli added: "I think Toprak is world champion, so he takes a lot more confidence, and when you want to win against him, they push more, and for him to beat Bautista, he has to try the same. 

"The level is higher, the riders go faster and, in the end, we’re going really fast. I’d say that if my riding level from this year was put into last year, I co💜uld ride a lot closer and fight at the🍨 front. 

"This year is very complicated as Kawasaki improved a lot, as have Ducati and some🧜times, BMW and Honda are in the middle. I don’t want to compare with Toprak because he is something strange; he loses on the straight but recovered everything on bra🍃king. It’s his style. 

"I need to try and improve this part, but I’m also braking not so bad, l꧃ater than the other riders, but not like Toprak."

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