MotoGP rookie Toprak Razgatlioglu says his crash in his first Thai GP dash was as a consequence of an engine braking downside that he struggled with from the primary lap.
The three-time Superbike World Champion made his long-awaited MotoGP race debut at Saturday’s Buriram Dash.
Toprak Razgatlioglu, who began on the seventh row of the grid, failed to attain any factors within the 13-lap battle, however ran strongly behind Pramac teammate Jack Miller, who completed fifteenth.
Nevertheless, on the finish of lap 11, the Turkish rider crashed his Yamaha on the last nook. He returned to complete twentieth, forward of Gresini’s substitute Michele Pirro.
“I virtually crashed on the primary lap.”
He later defined that he struggled with engine braking points from the beginning, which finally put him in a bind.
“The beginning wasn’t notably dangerous,” he stated.
“Once I got here to the primary nook, I noticed Jack brake a little bit early, however I did not know if the carbon brakes have been heat or not, so I used the brakes instantly.
“The primary nook is actually scary, however everybody gave it their all in that nook, so I simply tried to adapt.”
“Once I began maintaining with Jack, I felt actually good and simply stored up with Jack lap after lap.
“I do know wherein sectors he’s quick and wherein sectors I’m robust.
“However from the start we had issues with the engine braking within the last nook.
“I often use the identical map, however I felt a distinction within the last nook.
“Then on the primary lap I virtually crashed on the brakes. I felt the entrance lock up twice and went vast.
“Then I stated I needed to adapt this setup, particularly within the final nook. I used to be simply driving like this, however on the finish I used to be simply attempting to catch Jack.”
“However within the final three laps I wanted to get nearer to him to assault, so I attempted to brake a little bit later.
“I felt the primary lock and all the things was excellent till I began to lean.
“However the issue was that if I tilted it any additional, the rear would come proper again and I might lose the entrance.”
