Toprak Razgatlioglu arrives as leader of the WSBK championship in this last round of the season which will consist of three races. With 30 points ahead of Jonathan Rea who has won the last six titles with his Kawasaki, the Yamaha official could approach this final deadline with the mathematical rule in mind and as a good manager of his capital. But the Turk is not made of that wood…
Arriving in Indonesia, the World Superbike is about to experience an exciting final between Jonathan Rhea et Toprak Razgatlioglu. The first is refined, experienced, and as he said, he has nothing to lose. He approaches the der where he is not in a favorable position with the refreshing mentality of one who can achieve the feat. Presented like this, we could say that the challenger, ten years his junior and who is experiencing for the first time the stakes of a crown at this level of the competition, could have pressure which would make him brace himself on his 30 points ahead to manage until the end of hostilities...
But listening to the Turkish martial artist, this is not the case. It would even be the opposite. The pilot of a factory Yamaha who is also playing for the constructors' title wants to fight it out, as he has always done since the start of this season. He says thus: “ I'm happy to be in Indonesia now ", said Razgatlioglu, referring to this very important weekend. “ It's always interesting to discover a new trail. I've seen photos and videos of the installation and I think the trail will be fun ».
Toprak Razgatlioglu: “ give it your all in every race and we will see the final result«
Then he adds: “ it was a great season with a lot of big fights, a lot of wins. NOW, we still have three chances to fight for victory. That's my only idea: try to win and enjoy the races! After that we will see the final result, but my goal will remain the same: give everything in every race ».
It must be said that this strategy, as simple as it is risky, has been successful so far. The pilot Yamaha has won 13 victories and 28 podiums in 35 races so far. His three blank results are not even his responsibility. Two are due to Yamaha and in Assen it was taken out by Garrett gerloff during the second round.
Among manufacturers, Yamaha leads before the last battle in Mandalika with 574 points ahead Ducati which has 558 points. Only 16 points separate the leading duo. But with a delay of 54 points, Kawasaki (520 points) is not mathematically out of play since a maximum of 62 points is still on the table. Kawasaki won the constructors' championship WSBK since 2015, Ducati more recently in 2011 and Yamaha only once in 2007.
Toprak Razgatliogu shared this moving message on his social network: “ Dad, this weekend I will do my best for you ». Many have shown their affection for the Turk on the canvas, from Quartararo to Davies, including Capirossi, Canepa and Melandri.
