Yamaha's Paul Denning comments on Toprak Razgatlioglu's victory at Donington Park: the champion is once again in contention for the Superbike title.
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At Donington Park, Toprak Razgatlioglu et Yamaha have shown that they are there and that they will not stay to watch the race for the 2022 Superbike title. With his first hat-trick, the world champion from Turkey is getting closer in the standings: Jonathan Rhea is now at 26 points, Alvaro Bautista at 43. A weekend to watch for the Pata Yamaha with the Brixx WorldSBK team which achieved the feat missed at Magny-Cours last season.
The English track worked in favor of Razgatlioglu who knows how to get excited about the high temperatures of the asphalt. A stage which began on Friday during free practice and then ended with a historic weekend for the Iwata brand in WorldSBK. The team manager Paul Denning summarizes the feat across the Channel: “ it's the first time he won all three races and also the first time for our team and for Yamaha. By the end of Friday, we were in trouble. Without a doubt we were fast, but Jonathan was much faster, not only in terms of flying lap but also race pace. We were quite far away and Toprak didn't have a good feeling with the bike ».
Yamaha: “ Toprak after 23 laps on Sunday was really dehydrated«
The turning point took place on Saturday morning, with the technicians Yamaha who were able to make the necessary modifications to the R1, thanks to which Toprak Razgatlioglu improved his running pace. “ The improvements to the bike gave Toprak a lot more confidence and he was able to ride very natural and very smooth ", said Paul Denning on the official WorldSBK.com website. “ He dominated the race on Saturday, it was impressive. Ten-lap races are always very close and to do so many laps in 1'26" and win was great. The last race was very demanding because Jonathan was there in the first half... but Toprak still managed to adapt and bring home the result. I couldn't be happier for this weekend, for the efforts of the team and the drivers ».
The gap with Alvaro Bautista was reduced by 79 à 43 points, Toprak seems to have regained the good sensations of last year. He triumphed on a very physically demanding circuit, with big changes of direction at high speed and heavy braking, which put the drivers' strength to the test. Razgatlioglu is ready to reappear in the following stages of the Superbike World Championship, he will certainly not be left to contemplate the provisional domination of Ducati, with Kawasaki acting as an antagonist. The Turkish champion wants to remind people that he is there and that he is one of the three favorites. “ Winning is like a drug. Toprak after 23 laps on Sunday was really dehydrated but ultimately his real drug is trying to win. And he is convinced that the package can do it ».
