Jonathan Rea may fight admirably like a devil, but it has now been three meetings since he has tasted the joys of victory. Faced with the two demons that are Bautista and Razgatlioglu who are making it happen, this is starting to be felt from an accounting point of view in the general classification. The Kawasaki official is certainly still second there, but at Most, he saw the Ducati rider move away when he saw the reigning World Champion on Yamaha coming towards him. But he admits that he can't do anything more with his Kawasaki...
Jonathan Rhea don't give up, far from it, but in this WSBK season which is a great vintage, that is not enough. His analysis after last weekend's performance at Must says everything about the feeling of the Northern Irishman: “ we got the most out of our package. I don't see any real errors, other than the small things », Says the six-fold title. “ But once you lose a little time, it's hard to make up for it. Compared to Álvaro and also Toprak, I was behind in terms of engine management. We managed to correct the braking, now I feel very strong again. But at a similar level if we lose a few tenths, then it is difficult to recover. It was difficult to establish consistent lap times. We must try to do better ».
He also looks back on his battle with Razgatlioglu in the sprint race… “ The Superpole race was good, my pace was strong. By the middle of the race I was in better shape than Toprak and was catching up to him quickly. I felt good in turn 15 and wanted to pass him there ", has explained Sale in an interview with speedweek. " Then he stuck his leg out and I didn't want to run over his foot, so I stopped and left my line. Luckily the gravel trap was big enough. I got back on track and kept my position. I enjoyed the fight, it was great ».
Jonathan Rea: “ WSBK is a great show and I'm proud to be part of it«
A fighter’s state of mind that he confirms with this conclusion: “ there are three riders who have different styles, they are of different nationalities and they race with different bikes to fight each weekend. I have to congratulate Alvaro and Toprak, they are really tough opponents. WSBK is a great show and I'm proud to be part of it ».
The summer break will only be mentioned for the record for one Jonathan Rhea who will do for Kawasaki the trying ones 8 hours from Suzuka with Leon Haslam and a priori alex lowes if the latter recovers from his intestinal infection which forced him to forfeit during the Race 2 in Most.
