Jonathan Rea delivers injury update after crashing Yamaha in WSBK testing
Jonathan Rea "lumping around like an old man" after crash🅺ing Yamaha at fi⭕nal WSBK preseason test
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jonathan Rea crashed his Yamaha on Tuesday at Phillip Island during World Su♚꧂perbikes testing.
Rea brought out the red flags during the morning session of the 😼final day of preseason testing.
The crash leaves Rea nursing bumps and bruises 🐲heading into this weekend’s season-opening round in Australia.
“I’m more or less OK," Rea said.
“What happened was I was just running around the edge of the cornerไ. I had a little slide, nothing too crazy, but I didn’t catch my slide.
“When I backedღ off the gas, the 𝄹asphalt grips it threw me up and inside the bike.
“I landed pretty hard on my shoulder, no problems, no injuries. But when I went into the gravel the bik🍎e hit me when it was turning so it gave ꦜme a bit of a bang in the back of my legs.
“Apart from a bit of 🐭swelling, no injuries, the X-rays are all clear, but I have been l🔴umping around like an old man!
“There is a lot of bruising but we have a few days rest before Friday, it should be 100% by the weekend.😼”
He ended up 15th-fastest on Tuesday after his Turn 11 crash. In FP2 he was among the last riders to go back 🅰out on track, and only completed a short stint.
Rea w♚as oಞutside of the top 10 at the time of his crash.
“It has been a difficult day,” he admitted.
“I have been struggling to get super comfortable on the R1 🍒h❀ere.
“I feel comfortablꦑe on the bike but pushing on the limit, I don’t understand all the li𒅌mits for the maximum.
“The ultimate pace🍰 is fast but the⛦ rhythm isn’t too far away.
“Step-by-step just work with the guys to understand how to ride the R1 around🍬 here to be more competitive for the weekend.”
Rea left Kawasaki - the team synonymous for hಌis success in WSBK - for a new adventure with Yamaha this season.
But, after watching Toprak Razgatlioglu smash the lap record on Tuesday during testing, Rea might face an uphill s𒀰truggle on his Yamaha race debut this weekend.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering ever✃ything from A🐠merican sports, to football, to F1.
