Race 2 in Most, which awakened all the fans of the fierce battles on the track in motorcycle sport and revived interest in the WSBK championship, unfortunately ended with a fall for Toprak Razgatlioglu who resisted so much, with his Yamaha, to Alvaro Bautista on his Ducati. A race event due to too much commitment? Nope. Analysis and images then showed that the rear tire of the Turk's R1 had suddenly punctured, effectively knocking the unfortunate driver to the ground. As a result, we only remember this incident because Yamaha was for a moment singled out for the question of the air pressure put in the tire. The brand has felt the wind and is now calling on the FIM and Dorna on the situation...
The rear tire was flat Toprak Razgatlioglu in the middle of a battle for the gain of Race 2 in Most do not go to Yamaha . And all the more so since this Czech track was a subject for the unique manufacturer Pirelli who admitted that blisters had appeared on some of his tires on certain machines on the set. But not at the stage seen in the 2021 WSBK World Champion, leading to a puncture. Everything is currently in the laboratory for expertise at Pirelli.
However, the manufacturer had anticipated it. The Czech track actually put a lot of pressure on the tires and new asphalt had been installed. Pirelli had therefore given up on soft tires and instead opted for more robust tires for the eighth meeting of the season. So what ? The question of the pressure put in the Turk's tire began to arise. An approach that Yamaha pushes back by offering the opportunity for another communication.
Andrea Dosoli Yamaha: “ FIM, Dorna and MSMA should seriously think about how to prevent similar situations in the future »
« All non-Ducati riders in the top 7 had rear tire problems », noted the Yamaha race director, Andrea Dosoli on speedweek. " This is probably due to the different way the tires are used. Our drivers are forced to work harder on the edge of the tire to regain in the turns what they lost in the straights ».
This observation made, he adds: “ despite these efforts to develop special tires for such a demanding track, the high standard combined with time lost in the dry due to the changing weather created a dangerous situation. The FIM, Dorna and MSMA should seriously consider how to prevent similar situations in the future ». Dosoli finished. “ The good thing is that Toprak wasn't hurt. He was lucky to have fallen into a very slow corner and not in a much faster turn a few meters away ».
