Bautista took the 1000 Ducati podium

Álvaro Bautista took the 1,000th podium for Ducati. The Spanish rider won the first race of the weekend in the Czech Republic and managed to distance himself from his pursuers in the fight for the world championship. Razgatlioglu and Redding joined him on the ‘Race 1’ podium.

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Battle of the Titans

Toprak Razgatlioglu once again had a good start and took first place, followed by his two biggest rivals, Jonathan Rea and Álvaro Bautista. The riders had different strategies at the start of the race and while Bautista preferred to settle for third position, Rea and the Yamaha rider chose to fight for the lead of the race., brushing the fairing with the fairing. However, Rinaldi, who is fourth, is further and further away from the group.

With a little calm, the following turns came to life, until the sixth lap Rea decided to lead the race for the first time. It didn’t last long though, as Toprak passed him again after a few overtakings. But the madness of the race was accompanied by the madness of the times. Rain flags began to wave at Most Autodrome and opened up the possibility of going in to change a tire.

Pilots began to have a slower rhythm and be more careful in piloting, but Bautista saw in this misfortune the perfect opportunity to attack his rivals. Undeterred, he first took control of Jonathan Rea, managed to put himself in second position and just a few meters later, on the finishing straight, he passed Toprak to take over the race leader.

Opportunity for Redding

Redding took advantage of the door that Bautista opened for him to advance positions. And the battle between Rea, Redding and Razglatioglu served the Spanish pilot to distance himself to them and is not endangered by a possible engagement with their leading adversaries. The BMW driver will not miss the opportunity to fight for the box when he is involved in the leading group, regardless of the risk that comes with it, because he is not in the fight for the world championship.

As the finish approached, Bautista was leading the race by a considerable distance and Redding and Razgatlioglu were fighting for the podium, while Rea tried to close in on them. After a great battle came the last dances. Toprak Razgatlioglu overtook Redding who was forced to reach the limits of the track and forced him in the final laps to battle Rea for third position. The Kawasaki rider had to settle for fourth place.

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Despite visiting the circuit for the first time and experiencing the blow yesterday, the Honda rider, Iker Lecuona, He managed to finish eighth and sign the best scoring streak in the championship in recent years. His teammate Xavi Vierge finished fifteenth.