Spaniard Álvaro Bautista, World Superbike leader, finished in tenth place in race 1 of the French round, taking place at the Magny-Cours circuit, after suffering a technical problem when his Ducati stopped. that his great rival, the Turkish Toprak Razgatlioglu (Yamaha), took advantage, to take the victory and shorten the distance between them.
The Spanish driver, who started second after the American Garrett Gerloff (BMW), quickly took command, although Razgatlioglu did not take long, in his usual fiery style, to show his cards and take first place, but inexplicably, with eighteen remaining turns, after a slow curve, he had to pull away when the mountain stopped.
For your fortune Baptist He was able to continue the test, even though he had done it without any choice and from the last places. Somehow he was able to come back to reduce the loss and finish in tenth position.
Meanwhile, Razgatlioglu, after a fierce battle with Bautista’s ally Michael Ruben Rinaldi He took first place with more than two seconds ahead of the Italian, while the Northern Irishman Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) completed the podium.
With his win Razgatlioglu is 55 points closer to Bautista, who leads the overall World Championship standings with 433. This Sunday’s Superpole Race and Race 2 will share 37 more points.
Also Spaniards Xavi Vierge and Iker Lecuona, on Honda, finished twelfth and fourteenth, respectively, while Isaac Viñales (Kawasaki) had to retire.
Source: La Verdad
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