Toprak Razgatlioglu threatens to quit World Superbike: “almost like a Ducati Cup”

Toprak Razgatlioglu has ꦉthreatened to quit 🐻WorldSBK after Ducati domination in Australia.

Toprak Razgatlioglu leads trio of Ducatis, 2025 Australian WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
Toprak Razgatlioglu leads trio of Ducatis, 2025 Australian WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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Reigning 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:World Superbike Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu has suggested that𒆙 he could quit the production derivative series if Ducati continues to dominate.

Duꦏcati won all three races ꧙at Phillip Island this weekend thanks to Nicolo Bulega, but it was the performance of the other Ducati riders that caught Razgatlioglu’s attention.

Razgatlioglu was the😼 only non-Ducati rider in the top-six in Saturday’s Race 1, and both podiums on Sunday were locked out by Ducati, with Andrea Iannone and Danilo Petrucci behind Bulega in the Superpole Race and Alvaro Bautista joining Iannone and Bulega on the podium in Race 2.

“Last year, yes, [Nicolo] Bulega [was strong], this year I’m not surprised that he is stilꦓl fast and🀅 Alvaro [Bautista] also not bad,” Razgatlioglu told WorldSBK.com after Race 2.

“But, this year, all Ducatis are on the front, this is not normal, [it’s] why I say Super🥃bike is alm𝐆ost like a ‘Ducati Cup’.

“I 🐽hope not to con💫tinue going like this because everyone is not enjoying like this.

ꦯ“If Superbike continues like this in the future, I’m not thinking to race anymore here.”

In contrast to Ducati’s and Bulega’s dominant we💮ekend, Phillip Isla♔nd was a tricky one for Razgatlioglu.

He crashed in testing on Monday, and then again in the opening minutes of FP1ไ on Friday.

Saturday’s Race 1 yielded a second place, but a braking issue in the Superpole Race saw him go wide at turn four on the first lap and finish only 12th. Then, a technical issue for🐠ced him to retire in Race 2.

“For me,🤡 especially the Superpole Race was not really good at the start, I feel some brake problem and we are lucky I didn’t hit someone and nobody crashed – this is why I’m happy,” Razgatlioglu said.

“For Race 2, we say it’s better to ride yesterday’s bi🌃ke because I feel we a🥃re really improving and grip is much better than before and we started to use yesterday’s bike.

“But, in the ꦉrace, we see there’s some technical problem, and after I didn’t continue the race.”

He added: “I’m never starting very happy the f🉐irst races in the season. Also last year, an🌸d two years ago – always I’m starting very strange, [and] this is the same.

“But I’m just focused on the next🍰 race because finally we are going to Europe and I’m just starting to fight ✅with all the Ducatis.

“We have a long break, al🌄most one month, I will keep working and try to come back more strong.”

The break Razgatlioglu mentioned is punctuated by a test in Portimao – also the locatio💝𒈔n of the next round – on 14–15 March.

“We ൩have a test there,🍬 we need the test,” the Turkish rider said.

“Two days for me are ver🎐y important because we are trying to improve the bike and we are still not 100 per cent.

“But eve💧ryone is pushing hard, I know, and we will see becaꦏuse these two days for me are very important.”

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