Nicolò Brega, who picked up his second win towards Aragon on Sunday, will purpose to additional shut the hole on Toprak Razgatlioglu in WorldSBK factors towards Estoril this weekend (October 10-12).
Brega received the 2 races in Aragon at Motorland on Sunday in utterly completely different kinds, beating Razgatlioglu on the last nook within the Tremendous Pole race and successful by just a few seconds in Race 2 after being given the prospect to grab the tempo within the last third of 18 laps.
Nevertheless, regardless of their two wins on Sunday, Brega solely closed the hole on Aragón’s Razgatlioglu by three factors.
Now 36, he should not lose by greater than 25 factors to Razgatlioglu this weekend to maintain the title race alive forward of subsequent week’s Jerez.
For Brega, three podiums can be sufficient to win the title battle with Jerez, however it seems to be achievable for the Italian, whose solely non-podium end this 12 months got here within the Hungarian Superpole race, the place he completed thirteenth after choosing intermediate rear tires that have been finally unsuitable for the moist and dry situations.
“We’re coming (to Estoril) after Aragon, which was a superb weekend for us, so we’re very motivated to remain on the entrance right here in Estoril as effectively,” Nicolo Brega informed WorldSBK.com forward of the Estoril spherical.
“Then let’s have a look this weekend.”
Brega received the Tremendous Pole race in Estoril throughout final 12 months’s World Superbike spherical, and Razgatlioglu stated dropping on the last nook of that race was not forgotten, however the Italian expressed his need to be even stronger in Portugal in 12 months’ time.
“To be sincere, final 12 months was good, however not nice, as a result of I completed second twice and received the Tremendous Pole race. However this was my first 12 months, so I used to be nonetheless studying loads,” he stated.
“Now I really feel extra ready and extra snug on the bike, so I’ll attempt to go sooner than final 12 months.”
Brega mirrored extra particularly on his victory in final 12 months’s Tremendous Pole race, including that it was a race that gave him extra confidence heading into the ultimate race of the season in Jerez.
“I simply do not forget that Toprak (Razgatlioglu) had very sturdy tempo and I used to be making an attempt to maintain up with him,” he stated.
“However in simply the final two corners I used to be sooner than him, so I stored repeating to myself, ‘I’ve to attempt to sustain with him and attempt to beat him within the final nook, as a result of that is the one level the place I can beat him.’
“So my plan was this: I attempted to get out of the final nook and it labored out, so I used to be very glad.
“It was essential for me as a result of it gave me confidence heading into the spherical in Jerez final 12 months.”
