Toprak Razgatlioglu took three podium finishes on his return to WorldSBK after a month away, however was denied victory by Alvaro Bautista in each Sunday races.
The Superpole Race got here right down to a final lap battle between Razgatlioglu and Bautista which the Spaniard gained with a block go at flip 15, however in Race 2 the BMW rider was merely out-paced in the previous couple of laps of the race.
“I did my greatest initially of the race,” Razgatlioglu mentioned. “I adopted Alvaro [Bautista] and had a plan to stick with him after which possibly to begin combating with him within the final 5 laps.
“Nonetheless, in these remaining laps my tempo began to drop. Alvaro had extra grip than the opposite bikes within the final laps.
“I used to be pushing arduous, however I might see that the hole was rising. At that time, I settled for second as a result of it wasn’t attainable to catch him.
“Within the lengthy corners Alvaro had a giant benefit and he did an unbelievable job. It seems like he’s made an actual comeback.
“I’m joyful for him however I’m targeted now on Estoril. I have to win there as a result of ending second is hard for me.”
Razgatlioglu now takes a 39-point lead over Bautista’s manufacturing facility Ducati teammate, Nicolo Bulega, to the subsequent and penultimate spherical at Estoril, after the Italian didn’t begin Race 1, and completed third in each Sunday races at Aragon.
Razgatlioglu’s hole means he can win his second WorldSBK crown at Estoril, if he outscores Bulega by 23 factors or extra throughout the weekend’s three races.
