Yamaha admit Jonathan Rea’s World Superbike move “could not have gone worse”

"There’s no hiding from the fact that it could not👍 have gone worse"

Jonathan Rea
Jonathan Rea

Yamaha’s World Superbike team boss Paul Denning admits 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jonathan Rea’s move to the squad in 2024 “could not have gone worse”𝓰 but feels things are improving.

The six-time WSBK champion elected to quit Kawasa🎃ki - with whom he won all of his titles with - a year early to 𒁃replace BMW-bound Toprak Razgatlioglu at Yamaha.

Rea has endured a tough year adapting to the R1 package, while technic♛al issues and incidents have added to his woes.

After the Portimao round, Rea sits 10th in the standings with just one podium to his credit so far at Donington in the sprint 🌜race.

Denning admits things have not gone to plan given the hype a💖round Rea’✱s move, but feels “we’re getting there” now.

“With JR, there’s been a lot of hope, expectation and excitement that a six-time world champion ends ꦐhis agreement early in order to come over to Yamaha and there’s no hiding from the fact that it could not have gone worse,” Denning told WorldSBK.com.

“There’s been some technical problems and accidents🧸 and a l🐓ist of issues that have restricted his performance.

“We feel that we’re coming out of that now and we’re seeing a r🐎ider who is enjoying riding the bike.

“He’s startin𓃲🐻g to understand how to get the best out of the R1 and the team are understanding what he needs.

“The Superpole race podium at Donington Park was a great performꦐance but Most was a disappointment after the Superpole crash and then having to come baﷺck through from P15.

“Even then though, in Race 2, there were a lot of signs of determination to come through and make great passes on what is a tricky track tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚo pass on and to get in the top six.”

Denning notes that Rea’s determination to get his troubled Yamaha into the points in the first race at Portimao despite technical issues shows “a 🌟lot of respect” for the bike and the project.

“Unfortunately, we had a ꦓproblem in Race 1 at Portimao from one of our strongest positions of the year in a main r𒐪ace,” he said.

“But again, the fact he didn’t pull in, he kept riding and scored a point, there’s a lot of respect that he’s showing to the bike and the team and the efforts everyon🌟e’s making.

“That respect is reciprocated massively. I don’t think we’ve yet seen Jonathan in his full element andꦗ that’s a match needed in terms of confidence, technical setting and the ability to get the most out of a package that is still relatively new to him.

“We’re getting ther൲e and looking forward to the second half🥃 of the year.”

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