Toprak Razgatlioglu “thinking about winning” on Aragon World Superbike return

“With the BMW, we’v😼e 🦂won at many new tracks, [so] why not?”

Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2024 French WorldSBK. - Gold and Goose.
Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2024 French WorldSBK. - Gold and Goose.
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Toprak Raz🐈gatlioglu returns to WorldSBK this weekend and𝄹 is already targeting maximum points.

The Turkish rider had a 13-race win streak when he crashed during practice for the French Round at Magny-Cours three weeks ago, which put him out of action in both France🍷 and the following Itali💞an Round.

In his absence, Razgatl🅺ioglu has watched a 92-point championship lead be cut by Nicolo Bulega down to 13 points.

“It’s not been an easy four weeks,” R༺azgatlioglu told WorldSBK.com on Thursday ahead of his Aragon return. “I watched the races and I tried to come back quicker.”

Switching focus to♐ Aragon, Razgatlioglu admitted that his medical assessment to be passed fit to ride on Thursda꧅y at MotorLand had been difficult to deal with.

“Today wasn’t easy,” he said. “I was waiting and I was feeling some stress; it looks like I was more stressed than 2021 when I was f🐬ightin♔g for the title.”

Razgatlioglu explained 💖that, while he feels his body is fully recovered from his injuries, the time away from the bike could have an effect on his performance this weekend.

“It’s not possible for me to say I’m 100 per cent ready beca♕use it’s been four weeks without riding a bike or training,” he said.

“My body is 100 per cent. I hope the feeling is good immedi𝓰ately.

“Normally, I do some training every day but this time it’s been difficult, and I jump di🐬rectly on the bike.

“Motivation is very high now because I’m fit.”

Razgat𓆉lioglu went on to explain the crash that caused the injuries in Magny-Cours, admitti🦹ng he was to blame for pushing too hard.

“I think the crash is 100 per cent my mistake because I saw I was on for a very good lap time,” he said. “I tried to brake later, and I use a ꦆlot of front ܫbraking. I lost the front tyre.

“I started ꦉwalking, and I understood there was nothing broken;🍃 the lung had a problem.

“I was f🐻eeling okay, with some pain and it wasn’t♑ easy to take a breath.”

Focusing on Aragon, Razgatlioglu comes to a circuit at whꦫich he has never won in WorldSBK.

“Tꦅhis track isn’t easy for me,” the Turkish rider a🔯dmitted. “With the BMW, we’ve won at many new tracks, [so] why not?

“I’m thinking about winning this race. I know it’s ꦉnot easy because of the new surface. We need a good setup.

“My target is to win, I’m fighting fo𒁃r the podium. I need to win here because I’ve never won here in WorldSBK.”

Razgatlioglu has 🦹been declared fit to ride in FP1 at Aragon, but will require a further assessment after the opening practice of the weekend to continue participating at the S🐠panish venue.

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