Jonathan Rea finished in💦side the top five for just the second time this season in Race 1 of th𝕴e British WorldSBK round.

Also t𝓡he top Ya🌃maha, Rea was able to battle through from eighth on the grid.

“My pace was better than I expected and you know we had a bad Free Practice 1 as we had a technical issue,"𓄧 said Rea following Race 1. 

"But in Free Practice 2 my pace was okay and you always think that you need to improve but you forget the race pace is going to ﷽be about ther☂e and that everybody can only go so fast.

“To be honest, we didn’t chang🉐e the bike drastically, we worked on some points this weekend, especially with the electronics 🌳to fine-tune it. 

"Top five and a bonus was top Yamaha which is not something which we really think about as ‘Loka’ was right t🌟here but it is nice.”

The six-time Superbike champion ♛achieved his joint best finish of the 💯year despite his R1 not being completely to his liking.

Rea still finds the bike "quite aggressive" as a result of the electronics and tra✱ction control.

Rea added: “It is hard to describe but still I feel🍎 like the bike is quite aggressive, as from an electronic point of view I need to be in harmony with what is going on and it seems like sometimes I am fighting against the traction control, wheelie control or engine braking. 

"That is probably the biggest♕ area for improvement and it is all confidence as you know when you can trust that the electronics are working in synchrony with you it is almost telepathic that is when🔥 you can start to make some magic.”