Looking at today’s WSBK test times in Barcelona, Toprak Razgatlioglu is a name that stands out, but not everything went well for the new BMW rider, who crashed. Besides the on-track action, where there were also other positive points, the former champion also made some comments about the support in the pit box.
The Turkish rider talked about the crash and how it happened and… remembered his old bike, from another manufacturer, as the official championship website quotes: ‘I had a small crash in turn 10, trying to “fix” the braking of the brake. The rear locked up a bit, then let go, the rear was sliding and then came back and pushed me into the turn and then I fell. The fall was slow, but the bike was destroyed. I saw some parts! I went back out to try to correct the rear grip, but I’m still not at 100%, especially here. On entry everything is fine, but on exit, with the throttle opening, it spins a lot. With Yamaha, I remember I had better grip and with BMW we found a way and tomorrow we will work more and hopefully feel better. I have traction, there is no problem; there’s just no grip’.
Continuou a falar sobre algumas das diferenças entre o que vê dentro da garagem, sobretudo devido à proximidade e apoio: ‘Do lado da equipa, é semelhante à Yamaha, mas do lado do construtor, vejo muito mais pessoas da fábrica. Na Yamaha, nunca vi japoneses. Só italianos e britânicos. Aqui, há muitos alemães porque o projeto é muito importante para eles. O que eu preciso, eles fazem-no imediatamente. Digo sempre que preciso de mais travagem no motor e eles criam um novo software só para mim. O que eu preciso, a BMW faz; é diretamente com a fábrica’.
Depois, completou a sua análise sobre o dia ao olhar para o plano para amanhã: ‘Utilizei o novo braço oscilante; o plano é utilizarmos o braço oscilante antigo amanhã para percebermos a aderência, porque é má. Com o pneu Q, teremos mais aderência, mas ainda estou a sentir o pneu a rodar’.
