You shouldn't miss anything this weekend of the WSBK championship races in Portimao if we are to believe a very rebellious Jonathan Rea. The Northern Irishman was able to evaluate his strengths with his Kawasaki during Friday practice to come to the conclusion that only aggressiveness will give him a chance to return to a victory he lost sight of since Estoril. And we are already at the last European round of the championship. Remembering the events at Magny Cours, the Ducati rider and leader in the general classification did not smile at the words of the six-time world champion to whom he responded…
Things will heat up in the WSBK peloton this Saturday and also this Sunday near Portimao. Toprak Razgatlioglu almost gave a lesson against the clock during Friday practice to his rivals Bautista and Rea who will want to show a different side in the race. A competition that the pilot Kawasaki takes the knife between his teeth: “ it will be a very aggressive race », he announced for race 1 this Saturday which will take place at 15h.
« Overtaking is very difficult on this track and I expect Alvaro to be very fast on the start and finish straight. That's why I have to drive at the limit everywhere else. Toprak will also do everything he can. This is currently the only tactic against Alvaro. I have everything to gain. I am far from Alvaro in the general classification, but I am close to Toprak, everything can happen "He assures.
Bautista: “ if Rea drives even more aggressively then I don't know what to expect »
« I'm not as dominant this year as I was in previous seasons. I haven't won a race since Estoril, the other two were better. So we need to improve " precise Sale. And he confirms: “ my strategy is to go out and do everything I can.”
When these words reached the ears ofÁlvaro Bautista he didn't smile. Remembering the mishap of race 2 at Magny-Cours, where he found himself on the ground after contact with the Kawasaki with a 65, he replied to the Northern Irishman: “ if he drives even more aggressively than in the past, then I don't know what to expect ", said the official Ducati who added: “ one thing I find strange: in Barcelona I was only 14th on the list of best speeds. If you want more top speed you need to talk to Kawasaki or Yamaha and not come and blame me or Ducati ". The tension rises Superbike...
