Torak Razgatlioglu is eager to understand why Fabio Quatararo is ahead at Yamaha

Jorge Martin won the race with a time of 32.5 seconds and 25 seconds behind Quatarraro, more than a second per lap.

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Toprak Razgatlioglu scratches his head at ‘unbelievable’ Fabio Quatararo

Razgatlioglu He thinks he lost five to six seconds due to a mistake made during the race, but even this would have only gained him one place.

As a three-time World Superbike Champion, Razgatlioglu hoped to challenge Quatararo.Yamaha was recently in a league of its own.

But despite beating the Frenchman at the United States GP, he admitted he was largely out of contention to win the title in 2021.

While Quatararo set a 1:29.8 in qualifying on Saturday to secure his second row starting spot, Razgatlioglu managed just 1:30.4 in P17.

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“Fabio did an incredible job this weekend,” said the Turkish rider. Speed ​​week. “We don’t have his race pace. I’m constantly trying to understand why. I’m always looking at the data, we need to understand how we can improve the bike to that level.”

“32 seconds is big for me. I always look at Fabio because he rides the same bike. Even in turn nine, without my mistakes, it could have been 26 or 27 seconds. It’s still a big gap.

“Fabio simply seems to be riding the bike well. He was very strong, especially here at his home race. But we have to improve.”

Toprak Razgatlioglu revealed a new set-up plan for the Catalan Grand Prix.

Razgatlioglu has now decided to adapt himself to the Quatararo event at the Catalan GP next weekend. He has explored his own direction up to this point.

“I’m running a different event than the other riders,” he said. “We’ll try something close to Fabio’s setup in Barcelona. You need a bike that turns well there. Also, the track has very little grip.”

Despite his lack of experience in Grand Prix racing, Razgatlioglu held his own in the first months of the season. He added in the same media briefing that he was still not entirely comfortable with his riding position on the M1.

He also said that he struggles with full fuel and fresh tires at the start of the race, but tends to come alive when the bike gets lighter and starts to slip.

Razgatlioglu heads to Barcelona 20th in the championship, between Quatararo factory team-mate Alex Rins and Pramac partner Jack Miller.