In an ill-advised turn, Garrett Gerloff's career took another turn. A more random trajectory which brought down his rating, at the same time as it brought down his famous companion, and better luck for him in the quest for a title in WSBK, Toprak Razgatlioglu. The events occurred at Assen last weekend and the anger has not really subsided among Yamaha executives. Fortunately the American had signed the renewal of his contract before his blunder…
At Yamaha , we are still in shock to have seen in WSBK, at Assen, two R1s eliminated each other at the first corner of an important race with a view to a title. gerloff thus ruined, by being guilty of a hazardous maneuver, the chances in the Netherlands of a Razgatlioglu arrived in Assen two points ahead of Sale, before leaving with 37 lengths of delay on the same official Kawasaki.
The American may have apologized flatly, but it still doesn't work: " I am devastated and can only apologize to Toprak and Yamaha " to complain gerloff. " I got a good start from the third row and felt the contact in the first corner. But I didn't realize it was Toprak until I looked back “, he recalls. " I am sorry for him because he paid dearly for my mistake, but also for Yamaha who works tirelessly to win the championship ».
« I can only apologize to them, although I am aware that this will not change the outcome ", added gerloff. But the atmosphere at Yamaha has changed since the incident. The Yamaha team manager Paul Denning and Yamaha race director Andrea Dosoli were annoyed by the maneuver of the one who was also a freelancer in MotoGP at Assen on behalf of Petronas Yamaha.
Yamaha: “il est très difficile de comprendre à quoi pensait Gerloff"
« Toprak got off to a good start and, as usual, braked in a controlled manner and took the lead at Turn 1. It is therefore very difficult to understand what Garrett was thinking in coming from so far away and thus causing the crash, if he thought of something "Comments Paul Denning. “ It was a disappointing end to a very positive weekend ».
« We cannot describe the Turn 1 incident as bad luck, because This was clearly an error in judgment on Garrett's part. », regretted Andrea Dosoli. " Garrett has shown that he is a great talent on numerous occasions, but there are still areas where he can improve ". Then he shows that despite the disappointment, there will be no major reconsideration: “ we will continue to work closely with Garrett to correct the mistakes that have cost him points more than once this season ».
« He clearly has the potential to challenge for the championship in the future. But to realize this potential, he needs to better control the situation in the races, especially if he is able to finish on the podium ", finished Andrea Dosoli. It remains to be seen whether the Turkish side is ready to give up...
