Fabio Quattararo applauds Torak Razgatlioglu after the Yamaha M1 rider scored his first MotoGP points at the United States Grand Prix. In Sunday’s race, Razgatlioglu overtook Quatartaro to finish 15th.
Every quarter He has always been Yamaha’s leading rider in recent years, but three-time World Superbike champion Razgatlioglu poses the biggest threat to that dominance.
Razgatlioglu seems to be more comfortable on the MotoGP bike After admitting at first that he found the transition difficult. With Yamaha clearly being the slowest manufacturer on the grid this year it may just be interior bragging rights for their riders.
Toprak Razgatlioglu scored his first MotoGP point
Will he score over or under 50 this season?
Fabio Quatararo ‘impressed’ by Toprak Razgatlioglu at US GP
Quatararo was effusive in his praise. Razgatlioglu He admitted after the race that he could not match the Turkish rider’s ‘consistency’. About 1.5 seconds separated them with a checkered flag.
Razgatlioglu used the ‘soft’ riding style to take care of the tough Michelin tires behind his success in World Superbikes.
It’s amazing that he didn’t know about the tires. Razgatlioglu raced with Pirelli tires In WSBK.
How much responsibility should Fabio Quattroro take for Yamaha’s problems?
“He was fast on Saturday, and on Sunday morning he was really fast,” Quatararo said. Speed ​​week. “I’m very impressed, and I think it’s great for him. The way he rides the bike and the way he goes about it is great.”
“Gome dropped a lot in the last five laps. Toprak was a bit more consistent. He was riding really calmly, which is his style we know from the Superbike World Championship. I was very impressed with his performance.”
‘This is not very good’ – Torak Razgatlioglu is not satisfied with the first points
Razgatlioglu was not keen to celebrate a P15 finish as Yamaha bikes made up the final four in Sunday’s race. He also finished 25 seconds off race winner Marco Bezecic, which equates to a loss of 1.25 seconds per lap on the clock.
“I’m not completely happy,” he said. Speed ​​week. “Obviously, we did a good job considering the other Yamahas. But on the other hand, we were more than 25 seconds behind. That’s not great, we have to improve.”
The 29-year-old initially struggled to pass Quatararo because he was losing time in the braking zones. Finally it came down to the tires.
Razgatlioglu learned from following Jack MillerHis teammate, he said that it is important to study in the American district in the exam and also the quarterback.
He said: “At the start of the race I tried to beat Fabio. But he was too strong at 12. I couldn’t figure out how to slow down the bike well. My front tire kept locking up. The bike wasn’t slowing down well and I couldn’t brake well.
“I learned a lot. I followed Fabio for several laps and I understood a lot better in the process.”
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