Toprak Razgatlioglu and BMW therefore began their joint adventure in WSBK on a Sunday afternoon in Portimao and, if no time came from this preliminary, the Turk's comments on his German are already enough to challenge the competition. Because the 2021 World Champion has a crush on his M1000RR which he can solidly evaluate based on his experiences on the Kawasaki and the Yamaha. He will continue these tests this Tuesday and Wednesday in Jerez…
Toprak Razgatlioglu is already in love with his BMW and although he only did eleven laps with it in Portimao, he already feels the difference with his previous Japanese machine. With in particular this mention which is not neutral: “ the BMW is incredibly fast in a straight line. I don't know anything about aerodynamics, but maybe I feel it coming out of the last uphill corner. I only concentrate on corner entries and the resulting accelerations. Maybe I need more tricks to figure out the wings ».
Then he specifies: “ with the Yamaha I always tried to lean more because of the wheelies, but I don't have to fight with the BMW. I feel like the bike is much better ».
Toprak Razgatlioglu: “ after four years in blue the BMW is completely different, I'm starting to adapt »
The Turk admits that he also experienced his first fall with the M1000RR: “ I had a strange crash at turn 5 ", did he declare. " I tried to brake hard, the rear wheel went up, down then started to slide a lot. I fell on my left side, it wasn't a big accident. After that I continued riding to make sure I got the hang of the bike ».
Then he returns to his recent experience in WSBK : " after four years in blue the BMW is completely different, I'm starting to adapt. I felt the front end was much better than before and the engine braking was amazing. We used different mapping, now I feel them ».
He adds : " This is the first time I feel power. If I can drive in good conditions, I think I can achieve good times. My sensations with the front wheel are much better in turns. Traction is very good and the engine has power. Maybe we need to improve cornering ».
Then he finishes: “ looks like everything is fine. In general I am satisfied, it was a very positive test. We are not far, we are coming ».
