Toprak Razgatlioglu says he confronted a mechanical downside in FP2 on the Aragon WorldSBK, however his major concern forward of Saturday on the tenth spherical of the 2025 season is fixing a typical downside for him this 12 months on the BMW M1000 RR.
Razgatlioglu ended FP2 second-fastest behind Nicolo Bulega, over whom he presently enjoys a 39-point championship lead, though it was the BMW rider himself who had the quickest time of the day, that coming in FP1.
The Turkish rider accomplished an extended race simulation of 12 laps in World Superbike FP2, however he defined that it ended due to an issue together with his shifter.
“I’m actually pleased as a result of we tried a race simulation, however through the race simulation, I feel it was lap 12, I felt some mechanical downside as a result of the shifting had some downside,” Toprak Razgatlioglu defined, talking with WorldSBK.com after apply.
“We modified the shifter, however I rode once more [with] the identical tyre. We did the tip of the session with a very good lap time, however nearly we did 19 laps. It appears to be like like the whole lot is nice.”
The realm Razgatlioglu needs to enhance forward of Saturday is the engine brake of the M1000 RR, a well-known goal for the Turkish rider in 2025.
“On the bike, I really feel good,” he stated. “We want nonetheless to enhance some corners as a result of the engine brake continues to be not sufficient, [in] the new situations particularly.
“However, typically, I’m pleased, I began very robust. That’s good as a result of the goal in Aragon is I have to win.
“However that is solely Friday, tomorrow we are going to see. I’m simply attempting greater than 100 per cent.”
Firstly of the season, when Bulega was successful many of the races, Razgatlioglu struggled to cover his frustration on the efficiency of the Ducati in sure areas of some circuits.
On Friday in Aragon, nevertheless, he was significantly extra relaxed about shedding “0.2 or 0.3 seconds” to the Ducati riders within the remaining sector.
“Particularly the again straight and final nook the Ducati is all the time a giant benefit and I lose generally 0.2 or 0.3 seconds,” Razgatlioglu stated.
“However, anyway, no downside. The opposite sectors I’m all the time quick, I attempt to push extra for extra hole.”
Razgatlioglu additionally expressed some scepticism over the race tempo of Bulega, saying the Italian selected to run a brand new tyre on his second run in FP2.
“I did additionally good race tempo, however Nicolo [Bulega] did a brief race [simulation] and after he put a brand new tyre and he did a very good lap time additionally,” he stated.
“However I’m simply centered on my race tempo. Additionally the start lap I’m straightforward to push [to make] a very good lap time, however I’m simply driving like race type.
“However I began properly, the workforce and everybody labored exhausting, everybody now could be very pleased and constructive inside as a result of everybody labored exhausting for the Aragon race.
“We’ll see tomorrow – tomorrow is a brand new day. I hope additionally we enhance a bit bit as a result of if we enhance I’m driving extra relaxed – that is vital for me.”
