Torak Razgatlioglu failed to capitalize on Friday’s impressive performance at the Brazilian Grand Prix, finishing 12th. A crash in FP2 interrupted the event.
Razgatlioglu He was fourth-fastest in the timed practice session, making his first Q2 appearance, but failed to make an impression. His best time of 1:18.412 was three/tenths slower than the next best rider, Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia.
Beaten by Fabio Quatararo on Friday, Razgatlioglu lost qualifying for the 2021 World Championship by almost nine tenths. Indeed, looking at the combined times from both sessions, only last-placed Innea Bastianini (1:18.479) posted a slower lap.
Full Q2 results in Brazil
Francesco Bagnaia struggles again as Fabio Quattararo exits P4…
Toprak Razgatlioglu has fallen twice in as many weekends
Razgatlioglu lost control at turn four with over five minutes to go in FP2. Marc Marquez crashed during qualifying.. He got several drivers this weekend.
The Turkish superstar shared the top of the World Superbike crash leaderboard with former Ducati MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci last season. Both riders only fell twice.
In less than two weeks, Razgatlioglu matched that number. He last retired from the Thailand Sprint, his first MotoGP race of any description.
If you remain upright throughout the exam, Razgatlioglu put that crash down to a technical problem..
Speaking TNT Sports Just after the event, researcher Neil Hodgson said: “No one who has followed Toprak in his career or the last five years has ever seen a man riding a motorcycle in every session with such a committed, sometimes out of shape, single-fall (sic) season.”
Fabio Quatararo surprised himself with his qualifying performance at the Brazilian Grand Prix
Pramac Group Manager Gino Borsoi says Razgatlioglu felt ‘very good’ On a motorcycle on Friday. Regardless, a milestone was reached this weekend, but qualifying felt like a step backwards.
If the dynamic conditions in practice allowed Razgatlioglu’s talent to come to the fore, perhaps a drier, more representative Saturday was proof of that.
It is unclear how many more Q2 opportunities Razgatlioglu will have this season due to the known limitations of the Yamaha M1.
Quatararo says that the bike has no strengthSo he may have been pleasantly surprised by his performance in the second row, but he’ll probably struggle to keep up with a normal weekend.
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