After showing an advantage in race pace during practice on Fridayꦕ, Toprak Razgatliogl𝐆u only won Race 1 at the Portimao WorldSBK after a race-long battle with Nicolo Bulega.

Razgatlioglu said that the reason he lost the advantage he seemed to have through practice and Superpole – where he was 0.245 seconds faster than Bulega – was partly about improvements made by Bulega and Ducati, but also because of an increase in track temperature in time for the first 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:World Superbike race of the weekend.

“Nicolo every session has impr♛oved the bike and he’s improveꦉd also in general,” he said.

“If the weather is cooler, I think I’m riding much bett💟er because I feel more grip and I’m riding more easy.

“But, in hot♓ conditions, only the Ducati has a big adv𓆏antage, the other bikes just spin more.

“This is racing, we need to improve because everyone is working so haꩲrd and also Nicolo is improving, also today he [improved] something, maybe he will improv🍬e for tomorrow also.

“I’m ready to ꦐfight again. I’🐎m just thinking, I need to improve in some corners, if we improve I’m more happy on-track.”

Razgatlioglu ca♕me to battle with Bulega from behind, despite starti🦹ng from pole, due to a poor start.

“I didn’t start well, I did some mistakes,” Razgatlioglu s🐟aid.

“But, anyway, after I c♔ame step-by-step and finally we started fighting with Nicolo [Bulega]. He [rode really well today], every lap he was pushing hard. Okay, I say Ducati is very advantaged here, especially in hot conditions, also on corner exit I see in the race, but♎ also Nicolo was riding very well.

“I see something, I’m learning, and alꦫso I’m working tonight for tomorrow because we need to 🔯improve the bike, especially in some corners the Ducati’s acceleration is really good.

“I ne🥀ed more grip. We will see tomorrow. Now, in general, I’m very happy because we come back again, we win the race. We have two more races tomorrow – we will see who wins.”

The place where the Ducati’s acceleration advantage was most notable for Razgatlioglu was in the final corner, with Bulega passing him multiple times on the ru💮n into turn one.

“On the brakes I’m really strong, but the problem is that the initial braking is not so bad, but when we start ꦬto lean, especially the last eight laps, I lose a lot the front tyre and I’m not really pushing hard,” he said.

“I have only a big advantage on the brakes, but in corner exit he has a really big advantage 🔥especially in the last corner.

“Eve🌌ry time I’m trying to do different lines, but the bike is not easy to accelerate – also the Ducati looks like is very strong on the straight.

“But, anyway, when I see the last lap, I’m only thinking about the last two corners, becaus🥂e I need a good line and I need good grip for the win.

“Finally, I did something, and this is working – I win the race, but tomorrow we will see. He will𓄧 also come back stronger and also I t🦄ry to improve the bike.”