Jonathan Rea wಌas third-fastest in Friday pꦿractice at the Most World Superbikes round.

Entering after a podium last week, Rea trailed only Top𒁏rak Razgatlioglu and Alvaro Bautista on Friday.

Rea said after a best lap of 1'32.033: “We didn’t have 𝄹any issues today, I was able to go out th꧂is morning and really find my feet with the Yamaha R1 WorldSBK here.

“It was probably the best Friday I’ve had with Pata Prometeon Yamaha – we didn’t change the bike very much, we just kept working through the plan and🌼 I enjoy riding the track here!

“It was a solid day, we just need to keep working on our long-run pace, as Pirelli have brought🦩 a new prototype SC1 rear🌟.

“I did quite a few laps on one option but not 🌠so many on the other, so we just need to understand which is best – but we still have some margin to improve.

“For me the target is clear again – I want to keep iไmproving my feeling🌟 and be more competitive.

“I’m starting to real♋ly understand how the Yamaha R1 works and I’m working hard to exploit its positive points.”

Teammate Andrea Lo🍌catelli was three te📖nths away on the combined timesheets.

He emerged unscathed from a crash at Turn 2.

Locatelli reacted: “It was a strange day!

“We are not so far from the top, so this is a good point – but we just 🐷need to understand where we miss something.

“My confidence is not 🃏so bad – I was pushing hard today but the feeling was not the best on the front end for this track, and I had a small crash on Turn 2, but we cꦛan continue working for tomorrow.

“We are not so far, s♍o with a small step forward we can improve a little bit and we can push for a good result! Let’s see what we can do, I think we can do well in the race.”