Jonathan Rea is the centerpiece on the WSBK chessboard and his six world titles and his more than a hundred achievements mean that the Northern Irishman is already 35 years old. He has just given the signal to go see him and discuss 2023. A message which is of course addressed to his employer Kawasaki since 2015, but not only…
Jonathan Rhea has not seen life in pink but in green since 2015, the year he met the Ninja to write a page in the history of WSBK. A relationship so intimate that it goes beyond the simple employment relationship based on a contract. However, a framework is necessary and it ends at the end of this year. The last meeting of Misano took place and provides a window of four weeks of rest before returning to the front. A parenthesis that Sale would like to take advantage of to solidify its plans for 2023…
"There are still many months until the start of 2023“, we read from Jonathan Rhea on speedweek. "These are exciting and uncertain times for me. My contract expires at the end of the season and I don't yet know what will happen next. However, I didn’t even tell my team about it.. But the four-week break after Misano is a good time to start discussions. "
Jonathan Rea: “I feel like I can still accomplish a lot"
But it has 35 years…How does he relate this age to the management of his career? “Three or four years ago I probably would have said it would be a good time to quit", recognize Sale. “However, I still have so much will to continue and I feel like I can still accomplish a lot. So I can't wait to wrap it up for 2023. I have a great relationship with the team, I owe them a lot after helping me win the World Cup in 2015.” The foundations for renewal thus seem to be laid.
