Toprak Razgatlioglu: ‘Everyone started to sing ‘Toprak, Toprak, I almost cried’

T✅oprak Razgatlioglu recalls the support he received in Assen, admitting it nearly brought him to tears.

Toprak Razgatlioglu, Dutch WorldSBK, 19 April
Toprak Razgatlioglu, Dutch WorldSBK, 19 April

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Toprak Razgatlioglu was victorious for the second consecutive WorldSBK round, after taking his BMW M 1ꦉ000 RR to ꦅtop spot in Race 2.

After a disappointing Superpole Race where he slid back from the front row to fifth,ꦫ Razgatlioglu made swift progress in the other direction. 🌜;

Razgatlioglu joined the lead group fr🧸om lap one and never lost sight of the lead despite light rain falling for much of the 21-lap race.

When polesitt🎀er Alvaro Bautista retook the lead just after mid-race distance, the expectations were that he could begin to pull clear following his dominant performance in the Superpole Race.

However, Razgatlioglu had other ideas as he instead made a quick move before slowly pul𒊎ling away.

Bautista did everything in his power to mount a late challenge, but with Razgatlioglu quicker than the reigning world champion in the most critical areas of the circuit, the Ducati rider was close to a mistake on the final lap as Razgatlioglu c𝔍losed to within 6 points of the Spaniard in the standings.

After the race, many fans were chanting Razgatlioglu’s name: “Everyone started to sing ‘Toprak, Toprak’ and I almost cried; many people come to support me and 𓃲not just from Turkey but from all of Europe,” said Razgatlioglu.

“The Turkish guys come and it’s family but it’s really important because I feel the power, so I needed to w🧜in this race to give them a present.

“I was just fighting for this. After the race, I was almos🔯t crying because of people shouting ‘Toprak’.

“♓Germany is close to Assen and a lot of p𝓀eople came from there; I’m happy for this and I think it’ll be bigger in the future.

“It’s good for the championship too with everyone enjoying it. It’s been a very special weekend for me to win here and wi🎃th BMW.”

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