Toprak Razgatlioglu was enjoying a strong Friday at the Brazilian Grand Prix, but it all came crashing down in the Sprint on Saturday.
of Pramak Rider surprised himself by finishing third in practice. It earned him a place in Q2 for the first time as a MotoGP rider.
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Razgatlioglu felt ‘very good’ on the bike. On Friday, but everything changed the next day for the 29-year-old. He qualified 12th and crashed in the sprint to finish 18th.
In Goiania, he finished 23 seconds behind winner Marc Marquez, just eight seconds behind Pramac team-mate Jack Miller. YamahaAlex Rins. Fabio Quatararo was sixth, collecting four points for the Iwata outfit.
Toprak Razgatlioglu found it ‘impossible’ to ride the Brazilian GP Sprint V4 as he was ‘afraid’ to use the front brake.
Razgatlioglu has already equalized the results of the 2025 crash In the year In 2026, he only crashed twice during his winning season in WSBK. He has been having a tough start to life in MotoGP.
Speaking after the Brazilian Grand Prix Sprint GPONRazgatlioglu managed to explain the mistake from Friday to Saturday. He was unable to ride his bike at all citing fear of front brakes.
“I talked to the team, but they say they have to check everything,” he said. “I’m trying to drive, but it’s impossible, to be honest, I was scared to use the front brake for the first time in the race, I felt the wheels spinning when I braked.
“I blamed the heat and lack of grip in Thailand. I saw the bike wasn’t turning well and the rear was slipping but it was much better than this. Anyway, one race is over. Now we have tomorrow’s race, I hope the bike will do better.”
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Torak Razgatlioglu and Jack Miller had similar problems during the Brazilian GP Sprint.
The Pramac rider added that both sides of the garage had the same problems with the bike. Miller was struggling with braking and the front end, while the factory riders stormed to the front.
“I finally finished and I don’t know why,” said Razgatlioglu. “I definitely didn’t feel like I was on the same bike as I was on Friday. Everything seemed different. Maybe it was the tires, I don’t know, or maybe it was a different set-up.”
“Quartaro did a good job today, Rin didn’t do too bad either. Only Miller and I had the same issues.
“We were both losing the front end, we couldn’t stop and we couldn’t grip. It was amazing, and I couldn’t figure out what was causing the problem.”
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