Toprak Razgatlioglu arrives at the final round of the World Superbike Championship in Jerez with a chance to become the champion. To do so, the Pata Yamaha rider will have to win all the races and hope that Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Ducati) doesn’t score more than one point.
The Turkish rider emphasized that he wants to bid farewell to his current team with a strong performance: ‘Jerez Circuit, I like it a lot! Especially hard braking in Turn 1 – normally we are very strong there and I hope we can fight for the win again. I want to finish strong in my last weekend with Yamaha – we will see!’.
Although he acknowledges that winning the championship is beyond the realm of possibilities, Razgatlioglu stressed that his motivation remains high: ‘Ok, Riders’ Championship is not possible – but I am motivated race by race like always. It won’t be easy but everybody tries their best, I think race pace will be very strong – not hot like the past. We will see on Friday in Free Practice and then in the race’.