Alvaro Bautista: Toprak ‘slower than last year in flowing areas’

Despite beating him to victory in Race 2 at Assen, Alvaro Bautista says Toprak Razgatlioglu is ‘slower’ in some areas with the BMW than he wa𝕴s with Yamaha.

Toprak Razgatlioglu, Alvaro Bautista, Race1, Dutch WorldSBK, 20 April
Toprak Razgatlioglu, Alvaro Bautista, Race1, Dutch WorldSBK, 20 April

Reigning WorldSBK champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista says main rival 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu is not as strong under braking aboard the BMW.

Razgatlioglu has won three out of the last six races, including two f🌟eature-length races in Catalunya and Assen.

Both wins came at circuits where Razgatlioglu had never won at before, highlighting just ཧhow strong the 2021 world champi༺on is aboard the M 1000 RR.

Razgatlioglu,♊ after just three rounds with BMW, looks to be stronger than ever but that’s not exactly true, according to Bautista.

“Watching from the o🌳utside, Toprak was stronger on braking and entry to the corner last year, leaning with more confidence,” began Bautista.

“This year, he brakes hard but on corner entry, it’s not the same; I don’t know if he hasn’t got the con🤡fide𒉰nce or the bike doesn’t allow him to do it but for sure, on acceleration and top speed, he’s much better than last year.

“If h𒐪e had the same top speed of last year with this bike, he’d be worse because in the flowing areas, he’s slower than last year.

“I think that 💦Bulega, Toprak, myself – and other riders in some races – but ꦺI think the championship will be between us.

“In all conditions, we’re ꦦstrong so I think 🍸it’ll be a three-rider fight.”

Nicolo Bulega still ‘surprised every time I get a podium’ 

Nicolo Bulega, Catalunya WorldSBK, Race2, 24 March
Nicolo Bulega, Catalunya WorldSBK, Race2, 24 March

In the titl💞e fight with team-mate Bautista and Razgatlioglu, Bulega has been one of the standout riders through three rounds.

The WorldSBK rookie has struggled at times with tyre w🔜ear, but Bulega’s speed cannot be questioned.

Bulega has finished on the podium fo൩ur times in nine races, including a victory at Philli🎃p Island.

However, the Italian admits he’s still surprised when he fin🌱ds himself on the podium.

“Every time I get a po𒉰dium, it’s a surprise,” stated Bulega. “It’s difficult to get to a new track without testing, bad weather and be first for almost the full Superpole Race and stay in the front group in Race 2.

“We havಞe to take the positives from this weekend; I know I won in Australia and in Barcelona, I did a good weekend with two podiums and here it seems it’s not very good.

“However, it’s been a diff൲icult month with the operation and I wasn’t able to train like always.

“Assen is a difficult track physically too, so I take the posit🌱ives and try again 🗹at Misano.”

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