Toprak Razgatlioglu return𝕴ed to WorldSBK with a second place at MotorLand Aragon after missing racing since the beginning of September.

Razgatlioglu was happy to come back on the podium, even if he had made clear throughout this week💝end th🎉at his target was to win on his return.

“The feeꦅling is ꦍgood because, after the big crash, I come back and finish the race on the podium,” Razgatlioglu told WorldSBK.com.

“This is🍸 incredible for me. It’s my target to win the race, but in the last five laps the front tyre [had] a really big dr📖op, and I’m just trying to ride the bike.”

Razgatlioglu had opted for the development version of the SC1 front t💯hat has been a part of the allocation since Magn🌠y-Cours but which he was only trying for the first time this weekend in Aragon.

“I use the new [development] front tyre, but I’ve not u♋sed it for 18 laps [before the race],ꦜ” he said.

“But I used yesterday the standard SC1, and after 10 lapꦏs is a big drop. I say I think this [development] one is a bit better, because I⭕’ve not tried the SC2 — I don’t know how is the grip, the tyre life.

“But, looks like for tomorrow I will use the SC2 because with the SC1 the last five laps 🍌it’s not easy to ride the bike, especially ജin the long corners.

“Tom✤orrow I will start the race with🔯 the front SC2.”

Razgatlioglu was beaten to the win by A𒅌ndrea Iannone, but he was not blaming only his front tyre drop for his inability to fight with Iannone at the end of the race.

“Andrea [Iannone] is riding really good because, especially the last laps, his pace is unbelievable,” Razgatlioglu🐻 said.

“If I🧸’m not feeling some problem with the front tyre, I don’t know if I’m winnin☂g or not because his pace is really strong.

“I will try my best again tom💯orrow, and I hope we improve the bike a little bit and I am riding more easy, because I’m always feeling the limit because especially the engine brake side is not working good.

“We used the new tyre [but this is] the first time I tried the new tyre, the other riders tried also in the last two rounds. But I adap♔ted qui🦂ckly, [I] just need more improvements for tomorrow.”

Perhaps the biggest question mark comiওng into this Aragon weekend was Razgatlioglu’s fitness, after not only his Magny-Cours crash and resultant injuries, bꦰut the lack of training, especially on a bike, that he’s been able to do over the past four weeks.

“After one month, it’s not easy,” Razgatlioglu said. “I unders𓂃tand, because I only jump on the bike [this weekend].

“I’m on the podium — this is good, but I’m feeling my whole body [in] p🐠ain. Just muscle 🍸pain, the general feeling is good, but especially the shoulder, rib side, the back, everywhere is painful.

“On the bike, the feeling is🍸 good, but when I’m [standi♓ng] it’s a little bit difficult.

“Anyway, I’m enjoying. This is important, to ride a bike again, this is really good for me. I’m really enjoying on the bike, and I’m not fജeeling tired, just💙 after the race — this is normal — in the race I’m enjoying.”

Having been beaten to a chequered flag for the first time sinc💝e the Superpole Race at Assen, Razgatlioglu’s target for Sunday is clear.

“I never give up,” he said. “Toꦕmorrow we have two more races, I am fighting for the win꧟ again.”