Rea has completed just four days of running aboa𝓀rd the Yamaha R1 but is already feeling at home ahead of his 15th season 🏅in WorldSBK.

The last nine of🐟 those have taken place with Kawasaki, where he won all six of his world champiဣonships. 

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But now onto his third manufacturer, Rea has a fresh start and is feeling excited after an𒐪other positive test at Jerez.

Rea: “It's been really positive and I've ജreally ♏enjoyed riding the bike at this test, especially on day one when the temperature was warmer than expected and similar to the race. 

“We were able to get a lot of work done. I had 3 bikes to try different options on and loads of di🔯fferent parts.&nbsꦜp;

“We never managed to🅠 put everything together to be perfect but we still have a lot of time and we got through the main test items. 

“We managed just about everything on the 🐓list; some items we can discard, some very interesting goi💜ng forwards.”

While fast over one lap, Rea also completed race simulations and felt positive about his ꦆpotential.

Helping him get more comforta𒀰ble, Rea’s final race stint allowed him to get a better understanding on how the R1 behaves i𝓀n different conditions.

Rea told WorldSBK.com: “I completed the test with a race simulation w🐷hich was positive; the more laps I do on the R1, the more I understand it and how it behaves in certain conditions and 🌸also, the more confidence I get. 

“I don't feel like I've found the limit with the bike yet. I'm understanding the last part of braking but I feel competitive already. We did 173 laps and൲ 766km so the guys did well. 

“Big thanks to all the mechanics: they work so hard, working with t♋hree bikes and a lot of changes. 

“It's been an intense but very valu𒊎able couple of days. It's a nice way to sign off 2023, everyone can go back and everyone can get a good rest until the next test at the end of January.”