Jonathan Rea didn't do things by halves when riding the new ZX-10RR for the first time during the second day of testing in Jerez: he even allowed himself to precede Stefan Bradl on the RC213V!
At the end ofa first day where he was able to test a bitza equipped with the new engine mounted in a 2020 cycle part, the Briton appeared in third position, behind the MotoGP of Stefan bradl and the 1 Yamaha R2020 Garrett gerloff.
His time of 1'39.955, however, remained far from the track record of 1'38.247 which he had established last year in Superpole.
Today, his best time of 1'38.324 was achieved at the very end of the day, at a time when the track was already no longer optimal for this type of exercise, but with the help of qualifying tires. The Irishman, however, has the luxury of immediately being faster than the German's MotoGP and Garrett gerloff riding the Yamaha 2021.
🤩UNMISSABLE: the 2021 ZX-10RR debuts at the Jerez test with @jonathanrea!@KRT_WorldSBK #WorldSBK pic.twitter.com/jTBVI3B07a
- WorldSBK (@WorldSBK) November 18, 2020
A very good start, while waiting for the official presentation of Akashi's latest mount which will take place on November 23, especially since the racing version of it is far from being finalized, as shown by the tests carried out today. today, which focused not only on the new fairing offering more downforce but also on the new engine, its connection with the accelerator, the rear suspension, the brakes and the tires.
“They advised me to do a time at the end of the day but I didn't think I would beat the Honda MotoGP. Let's say that being faster than a MotoGP is a nice bonus for this test. However, the two motorcycles cannot be compared but we also ride motorcycles that can be bought in dealerships for €20” confided the six-time world champion to our colleagues on the site GPOne.com.
Behind, if we except Stefan bradl definitely very busy at the moment, we find Toprak Razgatlioglu who tested the 1 and 2020 R2021. It is on the handlebars of the latter, also used by Garrett Gerloff, that the Turkish driver achieved his best time, half a second behind Jonathan Rhea.
Like yesterday, Andrea Locatelli turned out to be the fastest rookie, ahead Lucas Mahias.
🇪🇸 It wouldn't be a #WorldSBK test without a giant pit lane stoppie from Stoprak! We even got two for the price of one this time. #YamahaRacing | #WeR1 | @PataYamahaWSBK | @toprak_tr54 pic.twitter.com/uNMBv1cg9T
—Yamaha Racing (@yamaharacingcom) November 18, 2020
Photo credits: WorldSBK.com
