Toprak Razgatlioglu relieved to win first race with BMW: ‘This is a dream’

Toprak R𒅌azgatlꦯioglu admits he felt pressure in his first race as a BMW rider, but that the pressure is off after claiming his first win for the German brand.

Toprak Razgatlioglu, Catalunya WorldSBK Race1, 23 March
Toprak Razgatlioglu, Catalunya WorldSBK Race1, 23 March

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu outsmarted the rest of the WorldSBK g🍃rid to claim his first𒅌 win with BMW in Catalunya.

His first win ever at the Spanish circuit, Razgatlioglu was elated 🍎after catching and pass🐎ing Nicolo Bulega on the final lap.

“First I want ⛎to say thanks to my team because every day they do an unbelievable job,” began Razgatlioglu. They are workin🔜g really hard. 

“Fin𝔉ally, we won the race. It was very important for me at this circuit because I never won here.

“This is my dream and to win in Catalunya is unbelievable. This race is a very hard race. I think at other race tracks we can fight a bit easier than here. ꦛIn general I am really happy.”

While other riders ♎꧂pushed hard at different stages, namely Sam Lowes and Nicolo Bulega, Razgatlioglu held pace in reserve to be strong at the end.

And it paid off in a huge way as he caught Bulega at an alarming rate in 𒁃the final few laps.

“My planℱ was, after two laps to ride quite slow,” ไadded the BMW rider. “After I was just waiting for Bulega. The other riders were just pushing.

“I saw Sam Lowes and he was just pushing. I understood his tyres after eight laps, ten laps would🔯 have a big drop but he cras♑hed.

“After Bulega passed me I said ‘just follow him for two laps’, and afte🐈r that I knew I was pushing a bit too hard for the rear tyre.

“I closed the gas a 🦋little bit and the podium was okay for me. I know this track and in the last five laps the rear tyre has💞 a big drop.

“After ten laps I saw Iannone drop a bit eaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚrly so I passed him immediately. And the last five or six laps I saw Bulega drop so I pushed hard.

“Especially on the brakes because the rear tyre was dropping but I pushed in brakin𒁃g.

“On the last lap I passed him but in the last two sectors he was not re♛ally fast. He was slow in the right corners. I’m really happy about this. This was a good strategy for me.”

Asked what ꦺit meant to win his first race with BMW, Razgatlioglu was relieved but also happy to do it in front of BMW Motorrad CEO Markus Flasch.

Razgatlioglu said: “The first race I had really big pressure. But aft๊er I wa🍷s feeling like normal.

“The season just started and the 🍬first races with BMW; I was feeling a lot of pressure but here I am no𝔉t feeling that much pressure but Markus Flasch is here so we needed to show something.

“Finally, the pole p🔯ꦦosition and winning the race, this is unbelavable.”

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