Toprak Razgatlioglu has already shown that he can win with the ROKiT BMW by taking victory in the first race and the Superpole race of the World Superbike Championship. Next up is the Assen round this weekend, where the rider looks to continue his streak of good results.
The 2021 champion began by stating in the preview: ‘I am very happy to come back to Assen again. We don’t know yet how the weather will be, but it is always a bit difficult there. It looks like it will be cold and with maybe some rain; we will see’.
Knowing that Michael van der Mark will be racing at home, Razgatlioglu hopes for a little help of his teammate: ‘It’s Mickey’s home race and maybe he can help me a little bit because it’s my first time there with BMW and Mickey is always strong there so maybe he can help me with some lines and some data. We are always working together and I am very happy for that’.
As for his goals, the Turkish rider made it clear that he wants to be back in one of the top three positions: ‘My target is to fight for the podium again, but I am there with the BMW M 1000 RR for the first time and maybe my feeling is very good and I will be fighting for the win. We will see at the race weekend. In general I am happy, and as it is Mickey’s home race, I hope that we finish the race on the podium together’.
Finally, Razgatlioglu talked about his preparation: ‘I am ready, I keep training every day, and I was pushing especially in the past five days with training two or three times per day. I’m feeling really ready to fight, and everyone in the team works a lot. This is also a very good motivation for me. We have done a very good job so far and I think we can also do so at Assen. We will see at the race weekend’.