Jonathan Rea is now an official Yamaha and, given his first tests with the R1, he is a valuable recruit. He apparently quickly forgot the Kawasaki green for the blue displayed by the Iwata company, and even more so since he likes to say that this tone matches well with his eyes. But since then, he sees red when crossing Ducatis and he recently made two remarks which show that the change of employer has also changed his positions.
In WSBK, as in MotoGP, the target is logically Ducati, since the brand is the dominant force of the moment. A confrontation that takes place on the track but also behind the scenes, including during the winter break, as demonstrated Jonathan Rhea during a visit to the last Milan Motor Show.
Public chat GP One, he thus commented on the weight handicap of 7 kilos what should be worn on your Panigale V4R Alvaro Bautista during the next season of WSBK: “ seven extra kilos will not affect his performance in any way and I do not understand his statements in this regard ».
Jonathan Rea: “ seven kilos of ballast? Alvaro Bautista is super trained and prepared, and with the Ducati they will find a solution to stay in front »
Then he explains: “ in the Superpole Race we use maybe seven kilos less than in the long races. So the bike will be almost identical and he will be able to handle it. Seven kilos is seven kilos… Alvaro is a super trained and prepared boy, I am convinced that with the Ducati they will be able to find a solution to stay in front ».
But there is also this, relayed by speedweek : " Dorna has to do something. We are talking about races with production machines. We cannot let motorcycles that cost 44 euros race against motorcycles that cost 000 euros if the rules are close to mass production. Now we are in a period of evolution, I hope we can be competitive with the R20 ". But is it the fault of Ducati si Yamaha doesn't want to release a super sports car at double the price of its R1?
