Toprak Razgatlioglu reassured Portuguese WorldSBK won’t be “another Ducati Cup”

Duca🎀ti riders have their say on manufacturer's dominance at🌱 Portuguese WorldSBK

Alvaro Bautista
Alvaro Bautista

Ducati riders have told 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Toprak Razgatlioglu t✤hat their manufacturer will not dominate ☂the Portuguese WorldSBK.

BMW’s Razgatlioglu enters the second round of the 2025 WSBK season this weekend at Portimaoꦚ hoping for his first win.

He left Phillip Island, after the first round, complaini🐼ng that he could quit the championship due to the dominance he saw from the Ducatis.

But 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alvaro Bautista said in Portജimao: “Australia is a special track, es💜pecially for Ducati. Normally Ducati is fast there.

“But this won’t be normal for every track.

“At the test a few days ago, we saw Toprak on the BMW was very fast. Also, the Bimota𝓡 riders were fast.

“It was a more normไal situation to whatജ we saw in Australia, where the Ducati works well.

“At this round we🀅 will see the reality of the championship.”

Danilo Petrucci a𝔍dded: “I don’t think it will be another Ducati Cup, like at Phillip🐭 Island.

“All of thꦜe other manufacture😼rs will come, and it will be tough.”

Portimao 'completely different' to Phillip Island

Danilo Petrucci
Danilo Petrucci

Factory Ducati rider Nicolo B𒊎ulega dominated Phillip Island.

But reigning WSBK champion Razgatlioglu 🤡has sinceꦡ proven his pace by topping both days of testing at Portimao.

Bautista, second in the standings behind teammate Bulega, said in Portimao: “I arrive with a l❀ot of motivation. At the Australian round I found confidence with the bike, an💝d ended with good feedback.

“This track is completely different. We did a test here and the feeling wasn’t🌜 bad.

“I don’t have any expectatiꦺons. I will try to push to the limit - it’s the only way to fight for good positions.”

Bautista said about testing in Portimao: “We started with a setup used in Australia but this track is different. We wanted to start with the same set☂up, even if usually we use a different one.

“I felt good but theꦫ rain came. We could🌳n’t work more. But the base setup was good and the feeling was close to Australia.”

Barni Ducati rider Petrucci, fifth in the standings, said: “Tyre management will be key because 20 laps is so lo💯ng.

“Portimao has a good mix of fast, left, and right corners so you have to care about the rear ty⛎re.

“The bike is difficult to manage because of t💖he ups and downs. The grip isn’t good so you have to fight the bꦛike.

“Also, the last sector is imp༒ortant because the last corner 👍is really difficult. If you are fast there, you have a chance on the last straight to overtake.”

Petrucci addedꦅ: “I am feeling more relaxed. At Phillip Island, I went there after♛ the Dakar and after the test. I was empty, but now I feel better.

“The test here was good. We did modifications with the 🎶♏bike and everything worked.

“The wind here is always difficult to manage.”

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