The six-time WorldSBK champion has just concluded his🅘 second test a🔜s Yamaha rider alongside Andrea Locatelli at Jerez.

Rea, who🌟 was third fastest during the post-season outing at the same venue, echoed simil🦩ar thoughts as Locatelli, which was that acceleration could be improved.

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However, Rea was 🍷very pleased, saying: “Of course, we're working on all area༺s of the bike, not just acceleration. 

“We still need to improve but compa✃red to the first test with Yamaha, I feel we've already made a step. 

“A lot of it is down to electronic preferences and how to get off the corner and really t🐻rusting in the engine characteristics of the R1.”

Replacing Toprak Razgatlioglu who was Yamaha’s star rider, Rea knows that tailoring the bike to his style is something that takes time, especially with his styl♐e being very different to Razgatlioglu.

“Moving forward, I think the biggest area of improve♛ment is still me,” Rea told WorldSBK.com. “I have more of an understanding but I still need to tailor the bike to me. 

“I have a lot of confidence with the bike now but still need to ride on that🥃 limit. “I found much better front fe💮eling than at the previous test. 

“I think an area we can trꦬy to focus to improve is traction from a bike and chassis setup perspective and just tailor it to my ri🃏ding style, it's a bit different to the other riders. 

“I've been so impressed with Yamaha; the amount of items we commented on at the first test and they have addressed every one of them at this test. Step b🌳y step, it's been a positive test with no mistakes.”