Aragon WorldSBK: Toprak Razgatlioglu: “I’m really surprised at Locatelli, he made a big improvement”

Following a difficult Friday, Razgatlioglu made a big j🍬ump of his own✃ during Saturday’s Superpole session before contending for victory in Race 1.
Razgatlioglu was again in the mix for victory during the😼 Superpole Race, however, Race 2 was much tougher as he watched title rival Alvaro Bautista dominate.
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Instead, Razgat💧lioglu was caught up behind Locatelli after a lightning start from the Italian, and unlike previous races where Locatelꦚli got ahead of him, Razgatlioglu didn’t have an answer for his pace.
Unable to p💖ass, Razgatlioglu remained close but didn’t have confidence under braking to make a move.
Raz🔯gatlioglu then took advantage of a mechanical issue for Locatelli, who h💯ad smoke coming from the rear of his R1 with four laps to go before retiring from the race.
Speaking after Race 2, Razgatlioglu told WorldSBK.com: "In general, I🅘’m really happy because Friday was a disaster, but we made big improvements, and I took three podiums this weekend.
"This is fantastic. In Race 2, Locatelli was very💯 strong, and he was riding very calmly. I saw Alvaro was very strong and my teammaꦉte.
"I was𓃲 waiting, following him and maybe in the last laps I could start to fight. After I saw Rinaldi coming, I said, ‘this time, I need to fight with Rinaldi because I need P2 because I need good points for the Championship’.
"I saw some smoke and immediately pa꧋ssed Locatelli. I got P2 and this is g🦋ood, but I’m also really surprised at Locatelli.
"He 🦩made a big improvement for Race 2. Maybe in the last laps, we’d have fought. I’m very happy for him, but it’s bad luck for him to not finish the race."