When you have dominated your subject for four seasons, it is difficult to suddenly be knocked down by a newcomer on a new bike at the start of the fifth. Yet this is what happens to Kawasaki in Superbike and especially to a Jonathan Rhea who until then had won victories and other titles like others had pearls. But that was before the landing of a Alvaro Bautista came from MotoGP and the installation of the Ducati V4R. The championship is certainly not yet closed. However, Rea needs the support of his entire team to avoid sinking...
And this team which actually provides support. One of the three owners of the green team Guim Roda sympathizes and declares Motoracing : " I think Johnny Rea's level is higher today than Bautista's, but we can't do anything on circuits where we lose 6-7 tenths on straights and in acceleration. In Superbike, there are regulations and Ducati has released a bike that interprets the rules to the fullest. We must be patient. We are studying on which circuits we might be able to take advantage of our machine to try to turn the situation around ».
It must be said that this is a serious time. The Northern Irishman suffered a scathing 9-0 and is 39 points behind the Spaniard. The damage is still limited, but the bleeding must be stopped before domination turns to humiliation. That being said, it should be noted that there is only Baptist to lead the Ducati Panigale V4R as well. The other drivers who are equipped with it, starting with his teammate Chaz Davies are much less convincing on his handlebars. Baptist So it shouldn't be that bad...
