Nicolo Bulega: “When Toprak overtook, I forgot about him”

'I understood that if I can try to follow Topra𓆉k in the first laps, I can make a gap from the guys behind me'

Nicolo Bulega, 2024 Donington Park WorldSBK
Nicolo Bulega, 2024 Donington Park WorldSBK

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:WorldSBK rookie Nicolo Bulega admits Topra🍬k Razgatlioglu was in a class of his own at Donington Park th𒆙is weekend.

The Italian was the only rider other than Razgatlioglu to ܫlead a lap this weekend, courtesy of a holeshot in the Sunday morning Superpole race.

But when Razgatlioglu overtook on lap 3, the Aruba.it Ducati rider knew it would be 'impossibl꧙e' to stick with him.

"It was a great Superpole race this morning, I started really well," Bulega said. "But wℱhen Toprak overtook me I forgot about him because this🦩 weekend he was very, very fast. 

"It was impossible to stay w🎐ith him. So I just tried to stay in second."

Bulega then made it two♔ runner-up finishes in a row by using Razgatlioglu to tow him clear of the chasing pack early in Race 2.

"I understood that if I can try to follow Toprak in the first laps, I can make ꦿa gap from the guys behind me," Buleg♊a said.

"Alex [Lowes] was very fast at the end. He pushed until the last lap. He never gave up. So it was very difficult💞 to keep the concentration and stay on the ✤bike until the last corner.

ꦦ"But at the end another podium and I'm really happy for this weekend."

The only negative was the worryingly large gap to Razgatlioglu in all three races.

"I didn't fight [with Toprak] this weekend, unfortunatel🌜y, because heꦜ was very fast. It was his favourite track, he said. And the BMW was working very good at this track. 

"W🀅e have to work to do because we have to improve our bike. But fo𒁃r sure we will do it."

Although team-mate and reigning champion Alvaro Bautista got the better of Bulega to take third place in Saturday's opening race, the rookie beat the #1🥀 in both Sunday outings and now sits 14 points clear of Ba🎐utista in the championship standings.

However, Razgatlioglu is now 41 points ahead.

"I have no pressure becaಌuse it was unexpected to be in second in our first sea🐼son," Bulega claimed. "I'm really happy. Really proud of me and my team."

The Czech round takes place at Most next weekend.

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