Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea feels ‘it would have been nice to measure my level compared to MotoGP riders’, as the opportunity to join the grand prix paddock ‘is shut I feel’.
Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea is looking for improved performance during next week’s Jerez test; ‘We have a few test items to try, but nothing that’s going to completely revolutionise the bike. But it’s small steps’.
Despite ‘too many mistakes’, Jonathan Rea sums up his 2021 WorldSBK season by saying ‘we did our maximum and I’ve got to be really content’ during an exclusive interview with Crash.net.
Jonathan Rea believes 2021 world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu has less weaknesses than all his previous WorldSBK title rivals; ‘I would say Toprak has less weaknesses than the others and that’s why he won the championship this year’.
Pata Yamaha Team Principal, Paul Denning, believes putting full trust in Toprak Razgatlioglu was key to winning the 2021 WorldSBK title, despite the direction sometimes being ‘not normal’.
Jonathan Rea has lost out on one of three opportunities to gain points on title rival Toprak Razgatlioglu after extreme weather conditions sees WorldSBK race one in Mandalika replace Sunday’s cancelled Superpole race.
WorldSBK will crown its 2021 world champion this weekend either in the form of Toprak Razgatlioglu or six-time series winner Jonathan Rea. But how does their epic 2021 battle compare to previous title deciders?
Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea believes ‘all the pressure’ is on Toprak Razgatlioglu’s shoulders ahead of this weekend’s mouth-watering title decider.
Fabio Quartararo, Francesco Bagnaia and MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi share their views ahead of this weekend’s WorldSBK title showdown between Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea.
Pata Yamaha Team Principal, Paul Denning, calls Toprak Razgatlioglu ‘the most talented rider’ he’s ever been around, as a first WorldSBK title beckons for the Turkish rider.
While Jonathan Rea managed to get the better of title rival Toprak Razgatlioglu in race two at San Juan, the six-time WorldSBK champion felt he could have challenged Scott Redding for victory had he not focused solely on Razgatlioglu.
Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea misses out on a valuable FP2 race simulation at San Juan after suffering yet another crash; ‘I’m frustrated because we lost a lot of time in the session; I went down quite early on and the bike wasn’t salvageable to get back’.
Following a race two win in Portimao that saved Jonathan Rea’s title hopes, the six-time world champion is aiming to reduce a 24 point ‘deficit’ from Toprak Razgatlioglu in San Juan.
After losing 19 points to Toprak Razgatlioglu in two World Superbike races at Jerez, Jonathan Rea needs to bounce back at Portimao, a track he’s dominated in recent seasons.
Jonathan Rea endures a tough Jerez World Superbike double header as title rival Toprak Razgatlioglu wins both races. Kawasaki rider has only two wins from the last 14 races; ‘I want to win again because that feeling has been missing. It’s something I need’.