Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea, the top two riders in the World Superbike c⛄hampionship endured a contrasting opening day at the Dutch WorldSBK d⛄ue to tyres. 

Pirelli has introduced new front and rear tyres for thi𒆙s weekend’s event - as they did for Misano, however, championship leader Razgatlioglu is not ‘feeling ready’ for race one due to struggles with the soft 🍌and X - X being Yamaha’s preferred option based on the season so far. 

"Every ride𒈔r is very close, and every rider tries good tyres because the X tyre and the soft tyre is not working," said Razgatlioglu. 

"We also try the different tyres and also we don’t really try a long run, just wꦫe tried the good tyres for the race and also a different setup because I’m not feeling ready."

When asked what ꦯwas causing the issues, Razgatlioglu was unsure as track temperatures were enough in his view for the X tyre to work. &nbs🎶p;

"I don’t know, maybe it’s the asphalt. Track temperatures were 34-34 (degrees); I think it’s e🐲nough for the X tyre. But it’s strange, the X tyre is not working a🌌nd normally Yamaha likes the X tyre. Now we will try a different tyre for the race." added the 24 year-old.  

Rea, who was fastest ove🌺rall on day-one had know such problems with tyres as his Kawasaki ‘is working in quite a wide window’. 

When Pirelli’s new rear compound tyres were introduced in Misano, Rea was one of the fastest with the new sets - rﷺesulted in him taking pole - whereas some riders chose not to use them at all. 

Rea added: "It just depends track-to-track. We’ve used it in testing (soft tyre) and it’s been great for longevity. We’ve used it in races this yea🧜r, we’ve used the ‘new generation x’ if you like; don’t know what they’re called otherwise I’d tell you, and then the SC0. 

"It all juღst depends on the temperature, the track, what the track requests, how the tyre drops during the rไace. 

"Some riders want to go away aggress🦹ive at the staꦇrt and manage the tyre, some riders let the tyre come to you. It’s just personal preference and bike setup. 

"The Kawasaki is working in quite a wide window and we can use; in reason we’ve used all the tyres so far this year, but iဣt just depends what the track requests."