Intense French Drama

A weekend to remember for some and one to forget for others

Report: Joshua Varghese

JONATHAN REA (KAWASAKI Racing team worldsbk) and Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha With Brixx WorldSBK) were at their surgical best at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours during qualifying. The two rivals rewrote the history books by setting identical fastest lap-times but pole position went to Rea because his second-fastest lap-time was quicker than Razgatlioglu’s. Razgatlioglu and Scott Redding (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) completed the front row. As the race got under way, the first slice of drama appeared on the second lap when Rea crashed at the exit of Turn 17. Although he nursed his Kawasaki back into the pits, he did not re-join the race. One lap later, Turn 13 caught Razgatlioglu by surprise while braking. He, however, was able to re-join the race and went on to finish in…

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