Bautista came out victorious in all three races at the Portimao round, however, Razgatlioglu was arguably the star of the show after managing to fight t🀅he soon-to-be double WorldSBK champion. 

At a circuit where Bautista and Ducati had a cleಞar advantage, Bautist🍒a rode two sensational races on Sunday to take the fight to the line.

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Both times Razgatlioglu was pi🔜pped coming out of the final corner, but it’s clear that Razgatlioglu was riding well beyond the capabilities of his Yamaha.

Speaking about the battle with Toprak, Bautista said: "Basically, Topra🅷k had nothing to lose and he tried everything. Som🥀etimes when I was behind, I tried for a couple of laps to not stay so close to him to cool down the front tyre. 

"When you are too clos༺e, ꦍespecially in the flowing section, the temperature comes up and you lose a bit of performance, so I wanted some space. 

"I tried to close the doors a lo🃏t but he alway♒s put the bike inside! It's normal, I expected this from him. 

"It was great because we saw a Toprak without anything more than that. He did his best in every moment and many times, I thoug𒁏ht ‘shit, if he crashes, 𝔍I'll go down with him’. 

"He entered on the limit and almost every time, I had to pick the bike up otherwise we'd touch. I e🌠njoyed it; I didn't just sta൲y in second until the end or try and get points for the title. 

"I wanted to fight with him and beat him. It was like a normal race, not a race 🍰that can decide a lot of things."

In terms of rivals, Bautꦅista has competed against the very best riders of al꧒l-time in MotoGP, such as Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa.

But the Ducati rider was quick to put Razgatlioglu am🦩ongst the very best: "I have had many, many riders. Marco Simoncelli, Valentino Rossi... maybe they we♎ren’t all direct for the title but also with Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez. 

"These bikes are different to MotoGP. It’s not easy to fight with him ꧃as he’s very aggressive and he can move the bike easily and make manoeuvres very on the limit whilst having💜 a lot of control. 

"Toprak is one of the toughest rivals I 🌞have foug🌸ht with."