Toprak Razgatlioglu’s dominance of the 2025 WorldSBK season has begun to trouble Nicolo Bulega, who has instructed it won’t be attainable to beat the reigning champion to this yr’s title.
Bulega led the title for the opening a part of the 2025 World Superbike season, till spherical seven at Donington Park, after successful eight races within the opening 5 rounds; however, since Misano, Razgatlioglu has gone unbeaten and in Magny-Cours he prolonged his successful streak to 12 straight races.
The Turkish rider insisted that his dominant wins in France got here because of pushing 100 per cent from start-to-finish, however for Bulega that is little comfort if he can’t discover enhancements.
“Actually, each weekend it’s like this: I attempt to take the utmost obtainable and likewise this weekend this was the utmost,” Nicolo Bulega stated, chatting with WorldSBK.com after Race 2 at Magny-Cours.
“What I can say? We all the time attempt to enhance however, in the mean time, it’s tough.”
Bulega added that he feels he’s utilizing the complete potential of the Panigale V4 R, however that Razgatlioglu and BMW have progressed past himself and Ducati.
“For positive, it’s not straightforward as a result of we began this championship to attempt to win this championship or at the very least combat to win this championship,” he stated.
“However, in the mean time, it’s not attainable combat as a result of BMW and Toprak [Razgatlioglu], they discovered one thing and they’re much sooner within the final races than the start of the season.
“For us, now that we’re utilizing 100 per cent of our bundle, it’s tough to stick with them.”
He added: “For positive I’ll strive till the final race. However in the mean time, to consider successful races we now have to suppose earlier than about how we are able to enhance.
“In the meanwhile, we tried many issues to enhance, nevertheless it’s not attainable. We are going to by no means quit, for positive, however we’d like one thing.”