Nicolo Brega has revealed some particulars of his dialog with Toprak Razgatlioglu after Race 2 of the Spanish WorldSBK.
Race 2 at Jerez marked Brega’s third triple victory of the season, after successful all three races at Phillip Island and Cremona.
Nonetheless, he misplaced within the championship battle to Toprak Razgatlioglu, who gained his third World Superbike title in Spain.
After Race 2, Brega and Razgatlioglu spoke trackside.
“I advised him (Razgatlioglu) that he was higher this yr,” Nicolo Brega advised WorldSBK.com about his dialog with Razgatlioglu.
“His workforce was nice, they by no means made a mistake, and so was he, so he deserves this title.”
Brega added that he apologized for Razgatlioglu crashing on the primary lap on account of contact within the Tremendous Pole race.
“This morning I mentioned I am very disenchanted as a result of during the last two years, there’s at all times been an ideal relationship between me and him,” he mentioned.
“Then he mentioned one thing to me and I did not perceive. I had a helmet on and the engine was operating so I could not perceive.”
Explaining the Flip 5 motion from his perspective within the Tremendous Pole race, Brega mentioned: “I definitely did not do it on goal. It is simply my using type that I at all times overtake Toprak in the midst of the nook.”
“His using type is to brake very exhausting. He brakes unbelievably, so you’ll be able to’t move him whereas braking. My energy is nook velocity. I at all times attempt to move Toprak at that time.”
“Yesterday we did the identical factor on the similar second, in the identical nook, and we did it once more at present, however sadly Toprak crashed.
“We at all times raced nice, at all times very aggressive, at all times on the restrict. It isn’t simple to achieve this velocity on these bikes. Sorry, I used to be simply attempting to move him and go at my very own tempo.”
“We had been unfortunate to seek out Toprak.”
Brega is at the moment within the second yr of his World Superbike profession and has already amassed 20 race wins and two silver medals.
His second season specifically was marked by his unbelievable consistency, ending within the high two in all however 4 of his 36 races, and his potential to maintain tempo with Razgatlioglu, who was virtually unmatched when it comes to pure velocity in 2024.
“It was an ideal season,” Brega mentioned.
“It was unbelievable as a result of we had been on the rostrum each weekend. However the unfortunate factor was that Toprak was at all times extremely sturdy and BMW was additionally at all times performing very nicely.
“Nicely then, congratulations to them. There’s nothing to say. Simply prepare for subsequent yr.”
Given the potential he confirmed in 2025, Brega will undoubtedly be the favourite to win in 2026.
Nonetheless, the Italian is conscious of a few of the adjustments deliberate for subsequent season.
“I am trying ahead to it,” Brega mentioned.
“I believe it’s going to be fascinating. We’ve some riders coming and lots of riders altering groups, so that is actually pleasing and offers us motivation for subsequent yr.”
