The leader of World Superbike, Toprak Razgatliogluwill not compete this weekend in the Italian Round of the series-derived motorcycle contest, in cremone.
The Turk suffered a very hard and dangerous fall in Free Practice 2 of the French round held Magny-Cours two weekends ago, where it even hit a wall. After that, he was diagnosed with mild traumatic pneumothorax which prevented him from competing in three races over the weekend. And now, the same injuries have left him without competing in Cremona despite how much he wants to get back on track.
That crash halted Toprak’s 13-game World Superbike win streak and allowed his immediate pursuit, Nicolò Bulega (Ducati)will now close to 55 points behind the BMW driver in the overall lead after taking victory in the second and third races held at Magny-Cours. For his part, Àlvaro Bautista, who was also injured in France and suffered a rib fracture, is 122 points behind the leader..
Your leadership is at stake
In this way, Bulega has a golden opportunity to get close or try to lead the competition from the Turk before reaching Aragonwith 3 events remaining in the World Championship, waiting to find out if Toprak can return to the MotorLand event and under what conditions he can do so.
He wants to return to Aragon
“My goal now is to return to Aragón. “I will follow the fight for the championship as soon as possible,” Toprak himself said in a statement, referring to an Aragonese event that will be held from September 27 to 29, just a week after Cremona.
“I want to go back to Cremona, but the recovery from the mild pneumothorax is taking longer than I first expected. “It is important that I fully recover, and my goal now is to get back to riding my BMW M 1000 RR next time that weekend at MotorLand Aragón.”argument.
“But we have to wait and step by step. One thing is certain: I will rejoin the fight for the championship as soon as possible and when my health allows it. I will be cheering on my team in Cremona, and I look forward to seeing the BMW M 1000 RR at the front and on the podium. Thank you very much to everyone who supported me during these difficult times, see you again on the track!” concluded Razgatlioglu.
Source: La Verdad
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