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As the fallout from last weekend’s chaotic Magny-Cours WorldSBK round continues, Toprak Razgatlioglu has jumped to the defence of Jonathan Rea.

Winner of at least two races for the third consecutive WorldSBK weekend, Toprak Razgatlioglu is well and truly back in the championship hunt following a wild round seven of the 2022 season.

Following his controversial battle with WorldSBK series leader Alvaro Bautista in race two at Magny-Cours, Jonathan Rea has hit out at the Spaniard’s team-mate Michael Ruben Rinaldi after the pair were involved in their own tussle that resulted in contact on several occasions.

Alvaro Bautista has continued his criticism of six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea after the pair's dramatic race two clash at Magny-Cours.

Alvaro Bautista has hit out at Jonathan Rea following an incident in race two at Magny-Cours that resulted in the WorldSBK championship leader crashing out; ‘this wasn’t a mistake, he intentionally [hit] me’.

Results from the Superpole Race, round seven of the 2022 WorldSBK championship at Magny-Cours, France.

For the first time in 2022 Garrett Gerloff finished as the top Yamaha rider in a WorldSBK race, after the American also claimed his first top five result in what’s been a disappointing season to this point. 

Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea have seen their WorldSBK title hopes suffer another damaging blow after suffering completely different, but equally costly crashes in race one at Magny-Cours.

Results from Race 1, round seven of the 2022 WorldSBK championship at Magny-Cours, France.

Results from Superpole qualifying, round seven of the 2022 WorldSBK championship at Magny-Cours, France. 

Results from Free Practice 3, round seven of the 2022 WorldSBK championship at Magny-Cours, France.

As long as 120% is given, Michael Ruben Rinaldi does not ‘care’ where he finishes during the Magny-Cours WorldSBK races this weekend, as rumours regarding his future continue to circulate.