On the track before the holidays
The seventh appointment of the season on the circuit of starts today with the first free practice sessions. Portimaothe last one before the summer break that will continue from next week until September 6th with the return to the track at Magny-Cours. A weekend that will see Superbike teams and riders engaged in an atypical program, during which the Ducati will try to go back up also to interrupt the domination of Toprak Razgatlioglu.
Objective: Stop Razgatlioglu and BMW
The world championship leader, after his victory in Race 2 at Assen, won the three following weekends with 100% success, taking Superpole, Race 1, Superpole Race and Race 2. A possible victory in Race 1 in Portugal would also allow the #54 BMW rider to take 11 consecutive victories, equalling the record held by Jonathan Rea and Alvaro Bautista.
Positive signals after Most
A record that the Spaniard would like to defend even in a difficult moment for the reigning champion, 3rd in the world championship standings but convinced that he wants to continue his career without considering the possibility of retiring at the end of the world championship despite the lack of an agreement reached with Ducati for the contract renewal: “Everyone remembers the battles with Toprak last year on this circuit – declared the Spaniard – if, on the one hand, we are not yet in a position to think of being so competitive, on the other hand, during the weekend of Mostly we found very positive feelings that give us a lot of confidence in view of this round“.
Bulega in better shape
Motivations and good memories that he also shares Nicholas Bulega, 2nd in the world championship and 64 points behind Razgatlioglu: “It is clear that this circuit is linked to very beautiful memories for me, given that last year I won the Supersport World Champion title here. – added #11 – I feel like having recovered quite well from the injury on the shoulder reported in WDW but definitely We will have clearer ideas after FP1. For this reason I can’t wait to get on the track also to understand how the sensations will be at times that are very different from the usual ones”.
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