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 the soon-to-be doub🐈le WorldSBK champion. 

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

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Both times Razgatlioglu was pipped coming out of the final corner, but it’s clear thaﷺt Razgatlioglu was riding well beyond the capabilities of his Yamaha.

Speaking abouꦑt the battle with Toprak, Bautista 🐈said: "Basically, Toprak had nothing to lose and he tried everything. Sometimes 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 close, especially in the flowing section, the temperature comes up and you lose a bit of perform🐭ance, so I wanted some space. 

"I tried to close the doors a lot but he always 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 thought ‘shit,ဣ if he crashes, I'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 enjoyed it; I d꧙idn't just stay in second until the end or try and get points for the title. 

"I w🅰anted 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, Bautista 🎉has competed against the very best riders of all-time in MotoGP, such as Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi, Jorge L💮orenzo and Dani Pedrosa.

But the Ducati rider was quick to put Razgatlioglu amongst the very best: "I have had many, many riders. Marco Simoncelli,🌺 Valentino Rossi... maybe they weren’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 whilꦇst having a lot of control. 

"Toprak is 🧜one of the tꦇoughest rivals I have fought with."