A tortuous track full of tight corners and demanding braking: looking at the layout of the Mandalika track – which will bring Superbike back to Indonesia 24 years after the appointment held in Sentul in 1997 – it seems to be made especially for Toprak Razgatlioglu and for the Yamaha R1. The Turkish rider will present himself in Indonesia with a 30-point advantage over Jonathan Rea and will therefore be able to afford to manage the large margin against the super-champion of Kawasaki on paper.
Kenan Sofuoglu’s protégé, however, he has no intention of taking on the role of an accountant running with the calculator in hand: “It’s always nice to race on a new track, I studied some videos and pictures of the circuit, which seems to me very interesting and fun to drive. It has been a season of great battles, with three more to fight. We will try to find the best possible set-up and I will race to win all three. Only then will I look at the final result. This has been my approach throughout the season and I don’t intend to change it right now ”.
Andrea Locatelli he is ready to help his box mate in this very important weekend for Yamaha, even if as a rookie it will be even more difficult to measure at an unknown track: “It’s another important weekend for the whole team. It’s been a month since Argentina, I couldn’t wait to get back on track. They are growing and the gap from the best is getting shorter from race to race. It will not be easy for me to measure myself on a new track in my first year in Superbike, even if it is the last race of the season. I’ll give my best “.
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