San Juan WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea: ‘I had nothing, a real passenger’: SCX ‘tyre’ destroyed for Toprak Razgatlioglu
After securing P2 during Saturday’s opening WorldSBK race of the weekend, Rea once again had no answer for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu and series leader 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista.
The Superpole Race appeared to be Rea’s best chanc💝e of ending his now 18-race streak without a win, after the six-time world champion took an ♏early lead.
However, the Kawasaki rider made a big mistake heading into turn one which cost him the chance to fight Bautista aꩵnd eventual winner Razgatlioglu late 🦋on.
In Race Two Rea struggled for pace after claimin🔴g he felt like a ‘passenger’: "I’m just disappointed because my bike this morning was incredible, in the Superpole Race. I had good traction an♐d everything was working.
"From the get-go in Race 2 this afternoon, I had nothing. As soon as I turned into Turn 2, I felt ‘why is the bike not hooking up?’🦹.
"I was fighting, a real pass🍰enger for most of the race, so we need to analyse exactly what happened because it was strange. It was a battle with my teammate, Alex. Also in the beginning with Vierge and Rinaldi.
"It was just about grinding those guys down and letting the tyres move around a little bit. Alex’s pace was fast! He just kept going and going an▨d🅠 going.
"There was a point I thought ‘maybe my best i🌜s fourth’. I kept going, never gave up, and finally I could💜 arrive on the podium."
💎After winning the Superpole Race in spectacular fashion, Razgatlioglu also had to watch Bautista take off into the distance during the longeꦐr Race Two.
With the championship looking like a foregone conclusion, race wins seem to be the best Razgatlioglu can manage during the final two rounds, although the Yamaha rider is not giving up.&nꦜbsp;
"In the second race, I tr꧑ied my best and kept fighting for the win," added the Turkish star. "I was waiting for Alvaro’s tyre to drop but it didn’t happen, so I kept fighting for second position.
"I want to thank my team, in the last minutes we changed the plan and decide♛d t꧙o use the SCX tyre. The SCX tyre was destroyed but I was feeling much better during the race.
"We keep fightꦜing for the Championship. We✃’ll try our best again in Mandalika."
