Jonathan Rea: ‘Nice to change colours just to breathe some different air’
Jonathan Rea has moved to Yamaha not only for the chance 💃of winning a seventh WorldSBK title, but for a di💎fferent challenge.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jonathan Rea is the greatest WorldSBK rider of his generation as he won sixth consecutive title ♍with Kawasakiꦡ between 2015-2020.
But that didn’t stop the new Yamaha rider from choosing to ju﷽mp s꧋hip after Toprak Razgatlioglu decided to leave for BMW.
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Razgatlioglu’s move to the German brand was a shock, as he too fav꧑oured a new challenge.
But for Rea, an unlikely opportunity to jump onto the second best bike in 🔜2022 and 23, was something he could not turn down.
Kawasaki has remained strong over the last three years, however, it’s become clear that Ducati and Y♓amaha took a step forward.
Talking to WorldSBK about the upcoming 2024 season, his first with Yamaha, Rea sa🍨id: “I’m really excited. It’s always nice when you change colours just to breath🥃e some different air. It’s been really cool.
“I’m really grateful to Yamaha for giving me thꦜe oppor🃏tunity and making me feel so welcome. I’m enjoying the bike.
“I’m really enjoying the engine character of the R1. Working𝄹 with the crew, a completely new crew for me, aside from my chief mechanic Uri and I knew Davide from a few years back.
“The Yamaha’s a 🎀very user-friendly bike, I’m enjoying it and I think it suits my style. It can be ridden in so many ways.
“You see ไhow Toprak rode the bike was🌃 super aggressive, then you can see how guys like Remy and Locatelli rode the bike; more wheels in line but still super-fast.”
Rea has been strong throughout pre-season testing at Jerez and Portimao, 🌠as have many riders who have stepped onto new machines.
A test early next week💖 at Phillip Island will be followed by the season-opener at the same venue, where Rea will make his official Yamaha debut.