WSBK Superbike Indonesia J1, Toprak Razgatlioglu (Yamaha/3) motivated: "I will try to arrive at 1'30, like in MotoGP"

When reading the timesheet for this Friday of the WSBK meeting in Indonesia, Toprak Razgatlioglu appears to be the only one capable of disrupting the demonstration of the official Ducati on the Mandalika track. So, while Jonathan Rea, who is not a tench, finds himself fourth, more than seven tenths behind the duel duo from Borgo Panigale, the Turk sticks to them just over a tenth from his third place. Will that be enough tomorrow, Saturday, when the track conditions should be less worse? To be seen, but the Yamaha rider has set himself a goal: to lap in 1'30, like the MotoGP. But he is currently in 1'32.625...

Toprak Razgatlioglu must redeem itself from its lackluster performance observed last weekend during the inaugural round of this WSBK season in Australia. And he's been working on it since he put the wheels of his R1 on the track of Mandalika, with a winning mentality that will stay with him until the end of the races this Sunday… “ I am very happy with the first day » thus assures the Turk who specifies: “ I'm certainly happier today than I was on Phillip Island., because we were able to work on various components and make improvements ».

However, he is not fooled either: “ here too, the Ducati is strong, both on the straight and coming out of corners, in fact we saw it in different parts of the track. SO I know I'm going to have to fight for victory, but I'm ready ».

**Toprak Razgatlioglu: “je suis confiant et je peux bien rouler "**

Toprak Razgatlioglu explains on GP One how he prepared for the three clashes that are coming from Saturday to Sunday: “ I focused on race pace and did race simulations. The tires held up and everything was under control. I'm satisfied, even if we still have to sort out some details on the engine braking. If we improve the electronic settings a little on Saturday, we can take another step forward ».

He is also satisfied to have resolved a problem: “ I felt vibrations on left turns, luckily we found the problem. Because when I put a different rear tire on a different rim in the last ten minutes there were no more ».

The 2021 World Champion ends with the ideal Saturday he would envisage in Mandalika: “ compared to Phillip Island, the bike performs well. En fait je suis confiant et je peux bien rouler. Demain, cependant, nous devrons faire un autre pas en avant, en travaillant surtout avec le frein arrière. La qualification ? Je vais essayer d’arriver à 1’30” comme en MotoGP. That would be wonderful car une position sur la grille de départ est toujours importante ».