Toprak Razgatlioglu was the Superbike world champion in 2021 and, this yr, moved to ROKiT BMW. The German producer was seemingly nonetheless considerably removed from the struggle for titles and victories, however the rider has already confirmed that he has what it takes to be in that struggle from the start.
At present, Razgatlioglu is among the many greatest within the championship and receives fixed reward. Now, they got here from Troy Corser, who in contrast him to Noryuki Haga – a rider who was 3 times vice-world champion and with whom he was an important rival.
The Australian mentioned, as quoted by the positioning SPEEDWEEK.com: ‘Toprak’s bike management permits him to do what he does. With Nori, it appeared like he wasn’t in management, however he didn’t crash a lot and was inside his limits. I might classify Toprak and Nori as very comparable, however that’s largely on account of pure using skill and pure expertise. Each got here from nowhere, so to talk, after which have been proper up entrance’.
Corser additionally made a comparability between the eras of WSBK: ‘In our time, we had three fast laps originally, then a average half within the center and a really fought-out battle on the finish. Now they’re quick from the primary to the final lap! We had nice moments within the races again then, however now it’s merely on a special stage’.
