Taking stock of his season, Toprak Razgatlioglu made a remark on Ducati policy which was initially surprising. Then, as his analysis progressed, we understood that the Turk was in fact speaking politely to Yamaha. To be honest, what is observed in MotoGP regarding the Italian brand in particular and European manufacturers in general is validated in WSBK…
Toprak Razgatlioglu will therefore only have kept his title of World Champion in WSBK for one season. On the site of Mandalika where he had girded his crown in 2021, he had to give in to Alvaro Bautista in 2022. But he will not have been defeated without having first fought valiantly: “ Alvaro was watching us this year during the first races, and he knew he was going to be very fast because he was already in 2019 with this bike » comments the Turk.
Toprak Razgatlioglu: “I don't really understand Ducati's mentality"
He adds : " at the beginning my R1 no longer looked like that of 2021, then I found certain sensations and I was able to fight. This year was more fun than 2021, but if I wasn't so fast ". Then he specifies: “ I'm happy to have won three times in a Muslim country, it was the best weekend of the season. I've seen a lot of fans, but I've seen them on every track and I appreciate it ».
Then he comes to his report of astonishment: “ I don't really understand Ducati's mentality, they don't have a slow bike, but a new one will arrive next year...Yamaha won't do the same, but my team will work to give me a fast bike ". On Todocircuito he ends with his real message: “ you need a good bike to fight for the title, now the Ducati is really fast ". We would think we heard Fabio Quartararo Nope ?
