Victory for Toprak Razgatlioglu in WorldSBK Race 2 at the Estoril World Superbike round saw the Turkish rider move closer to🧜 clinching his second World Superbike title, but that didn’t erase the feeling of losing the Superpole Race on the run to the line.

Razgatlioglu said that he was “happy” aft💖er Race 2, but that the Superpole Race was a “disaster”.

“I’m really happy today, especially Rꦯa𒆙ce 2,” Razgatlioglu told WorldSBK.com.

“But the Sꦍuperpole Race for me is a disaster because I did an incredible pace with the race tyre, but at the end of the race when I see the chequere💫d flag… I lost.

“I focused on Race 2 because I need to💞 win again, especially Race 2 is a long race and we take more points, and finally we take good points for the championship.”

Despite the victo🃏ry in Race 2, Razgatlio🅰glu admitted he was still angry about losing the Superpole Race to Nicolo Bulega.

“Still I’m very angry for the Superpolඣe Race, because I use the race tyre,” Razgaﷺtlioglu said.

“I ⛦didn’t take the SCQ tyre because I thought at the end of the race the SCQ t🔥yre would start to drop, but I’m surprised the SCQ tyre didn’t drop.

“My t♎yre started to spin a lot, but he [Nicolo Bﷺulega] had a big advantage especially in the final corner.

“I just kept fighting, but it was v🃏ery close and I lost.

“But, anyway, I did two wins, especially in the long races because the long races are always difficult — you need to manage the tyre and you need to do a good pace🌠 in the race.

“I did a꧃ very good job, and now everyone is waiting, it’s very stressful the Jerez race, but I’m very relaxed because I have a big gap in the points.”

Razgatlioglu’s Superp🍎ole Race was essentially undone by the final corner, and it also seemed to be a difficult part of the Estoril layout for him in the beginning of Race 2.

Razgatlioglu explained that this is more about he strengths of the Ducati versus the BMW, and the way he was conserving the tyre at the beginning of the race, than a weakness on the part of either him or the BMW M♐1000 RR.

“The Ducati🍒 is a very꧒ different bike and it’s grip is very high,” Razgatioglu said.

“The bike character is a lit🦹tle bit different [to the BMW], but when I’m riding alone at the front, I did much better the line [to have] betteꦺr acceleration in the last corner.

“But when I’m fo💙llowing the Ducati it’s 🅺very difficult.

“At the beginning of [Race 2] I understand tha💦t it’s a little bit difficult fo✃r me, the last corner, but also I’m not pushing the rear tyre, in the first laps especially.

“When I started pushing, I just tried to do 𒉰a good pace.

“I’m riding much better alone, especially braking for the first corner I𝓡’m feeling much better alone.

“But, the race is finished, I’m really happy, we won again — this 🍷is really good for me after the big injury [at Magny-Cours].”