There is nothing for a championship that having a closed battle between two pilots, and it seems that in the WSBK 2025 it is reserved for a reasoning vs. Bulega. Although for fans perhaps it would be much more fun to have more participants, and it would leave us more exciting and more satisfying races, face to face duels often attract more attention.
And it is that the history of the races is full of those great duels, and the WSBK is not for less: Corser vs do, Bayliss vs Edwards, Rea vs Bautista, Bautista vs Razgatlioglu … are only some examples that now reinforce with this new duel with the Turk and the Italian as protagonists.
In reality we talked about a second installment of the Razgatlioglu vs Bulega, because we must not forget that although in 2024 Bulega made his first season in the category, he was the only direct rival of the Turk on his way to the title.
And for how 2025 has started, there is no doubt that we will see a repetition of this battle, but carried a point further. Although at age there is not so much difference, because Toprak is 28 years old and Nicolo 25, the right thing is to say that Toprak has much more experience in the category and also treasures two champion titles and with two different brands with which, incidentally, nobody has managed to overcome more than him.
Meanwhile, Bulega is taking experience, and for what we have seen first in Australia and recently in Portugal, he is willing to fully fight Razgatlioglu. Although at Phillip Island Bulega he razed, he had no rival, while in Portimao Toprak he won the victories, but he had to fight hard against Nicolo and it was there that we saw the real ravatlioglu vs. Bulleta duel.
For now, the Razgatlioglu vs Bulega duel is quite matched
Because while the BMW pilot was stronger in the braking, Ducati’s squeezed the options of the Italian motorcycle in the most rocked areas to cut meters and have options on the line. Thus, as was the case in the old good times, each one took out their best repertoire and that of their machine to fight the rival.
Perhaps there is the greatness of which, if everything follows as it is and we do not have to regret falls and breakdowns, it will be one of the most intense rivalries of recent times. It is likely that in a few rounds the calculations begin by one and the other, but if something is clear, in this duel it is that both one and the other were willing to go to the fullest and also take their rival to the limit.
Fortunately of all fans, the next WSBK round will take place in two weeks and on a conducive track to continue enjoying face -to -face duels such as Assen. Surely Bautista, Petrucci, Iannone, Locatelli and the rest try to approach these two Titans, but today they are undoubtedly the two main candidates for the title, and this year Bulega has experience and determination, so if we add it to the explosiveness of Razgatlioglu the battle is served.
