Yamaha rider Razgatlioglu was facing an uphill battle to remain in the championship hunt ahead of the fifth round of the season at the Leicestershire track, having slipped 79 points off Ducati’s Alvaro Bautista in the standings.
Not only was Razgatlioglu struggling to match both Bautista and 2021 title adversary Jonathan Rea, the Turkish rider couldn’t pick up a first win of the year until the Superpole race at Misano last month.
