Toprak Razgatlioglu crashes in testing: “The bike was destroyed! There’s just no grip”
Toprak Razgatlioglu explains his crash on Thursday in Barcelona, and his p♈lan to test dif🃏ferent swingarms
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu crashed due to a lack of grip on Thursday in Barcelona during 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:WorldSBK testing.
He was still able to finish second-fastest behind only Nicolo Bulega but the grip issue which caused his Turn 10 fall is an area of focus for Friday, the final testing day before the second round of ജthe season at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
“I had a small crash at Turn 10, trying to fix the engine braking✤,” Razgatlioglu explained.
“The rear locked a bit, released, the rear was sliding 🍌and then 🔯came back again and pushed me into the corner and then I fell.
“The crash was sloꦕw but the bike was destroyed. I saw some parts!
“I got back out to try and fix the rear gr♎ip but I’🐭m still not 100%, especially here.
🌜“Entry it’s OK but the exit with the opening of the gas, it sp𓄧ins a lot.
“At Yamaha, I can remember that it had better grip and with BMW, we found ๊a way and tomorrow, we’ll 𝓰work more and I hope to feel better.
“I have tr🧸action, nꦜo problem; there’s just no grip.”
Despite his fall, Razgatlioglu was inside the top three for the♔ majo♚rity of Thursday and he did complete 62 laps.
Razgatlioglu said about﷽ BMW, his new team after leaving Yamaha: “With the team’s side, it’s similar to Yamaha but on the manufꦺacturer side, I see a lot more people from the factory.
“At Yamaha, I never saw Japanese guys🌜. 🔯Just Italian and British guys.
“Here, there’s a lot of German guy𝄹s because the project is very important for these guys.
“What I nꦬeed, they immediately make. I alway🥀s say I need more engine braking and these guys make new software just for me.
“What I need, BMW m🐻ake it; it’s direct with the ⛄factory.”
BMW and Toprak Razgatlioglu test two swingarms
Two different♋ swingarms were spotted in the BMW garage on Thursdayꩵ, The Kalex used at Phillip Island and a newer version which BMW have tested with before.
“I used the new swingarm; the plan is that we’ll use the old swingarm tomorrow to understand the grip bꦍecaus😼e it’s bad,” he explained.
“With the Q tyre, we’ll have more grip but I’m still fﷺeeling the tyre spinning.”
BꦰMW technical director Chris Gonschor added: “I’m sure we don’t have to talk about the distribut🧸ion but we’re working on the rear end of the bike, as was the case in Portimao and during the Phillip Island tests too.
“It already starte🌳d in January. We want to calm down and optimise corner exit and stabilise corner entry.
“Getting out of the co🌳rner more stabilised and more💙 under control; it’s obvious the swingarm was part of this evaluation but like always, it’s just one part.”
Gonschor added about BMW’s t🅠esting goals: “The test target is like always🎀; using the track time we have in these perfect conditions here in Barcelona.
“I’m glad that we have the test and rac😼e together in M🤡arch.
“The test team will focus on development like always – without going into detail – and the race team full focus💝ed 🃏on the race operation.
“This opportunity is a ▨perfect time to prepare for the🐎 weekend. We’re looking forward to the race weekend.
“This track is completely differe♏nt to Phillip Island in terms of grip as here ha🧸s less.
“We’re not afraid of the circumstances and to get stuck in; we have the potential of the bike and the ingredients we put♛ in bring us into the working window and we’ll concentrate on getting the best out of it.
“I’m fully motivated like the rest of the team to workܫ he𒉰re, race next week and get important data.”
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