Finishing 18th during the Sepang test, Toprak Razgatlioglu says he is angry that the lap times just aren’t there “Under braking, I feel good and comfortable, but I struggle in fast corners. When I open the throttle, the rear tyre starts sliding and doesn’t stop, and that makes it hard to turn.”
In his attempt to bring his riding closer to others, Toprak has also asked for certain changes to the bike, which, in his view, should make the transition from WorldSBK spec to MotoGP prototype easier.
“I ride the same way as before, but the lap times don’t come. In WorldSBK, I used the rear tyre to turn, with the throttle. Now, in MotoGP, you have to ride like in Moto2 and accelerate very smoothly. Jack [Miller] always tells me I need to be gentle, but that’s much easier said than done,”
The Buriram test will get underway on 21 February where Toprak will continue his adaptation.
