For Nicolo Brega, one other second place was “not adequate” for him within the struggle in opposition to Toprak Razgatlioglu for the 2025 World SBK title.
Having misplaced an additional 5 factors to Razgatlioglu, who took his twentieth win of the season in Race 1 of Estoril, Brega now sits 41 factors behind the BMW rider within the World Superbike rankings, with 99 factors remaining this season.
The Italian stated he had “tried the whole lot” to beat Razgatlioglu, however his entrance tires ran out of life within the closing levels of the race as he tried to nook Razgatlioglu throughout the 20-lap race one.
“It isn’t a nasty consequence, nevertheless it’s not adequate,” Nicolo Brega instructed WorldSBK.com after Race 1 in Estoril.
“We tried the whole lot, however to be sincere, Toprak (Razgatrioglu) right here may be very robust.
“Sadly, I misplaced a little bit time on the primary lap after which Toprak had already left.
“Then I attempted to get him again and I virtually caught him, however within the final 5 laps I felt the entrance tire drop an excessive amount of.
“The danger of crashing was very excessive, so I most popular to take second place.”
Brega stated he began pondering he may win from the second he caught Razgatlioglu, however ultimately he was unable to beat a drop in his entrance tire.
“Once I was catching him, I began pondering, ‘You are able to do it,'” the Italian stated.
“However round lap 15 or 16 I felt the entrance tire drop off a lot that I needed to save extra tires for the final lap.”
Brega may beat Razgatlioglu within the run to the road within the 2024 Tremendous Pole race. His method to the 2025 version of the Estoril 10-lap race is to attempt to replicate that consequence.
“As at all times, there is no such thing as a technique,” he stated. “Simply attempt to be quick and beat Toprak.”
