Rea has completed ju🌸st four days of running aboard the Yamaha R1 but is already feeling at home ahead of his 15th season in WorldSBK.

The last nine of those have taken place w🦄ith Kawasaki, where he won all six of his world championships. 

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

Rea: “It's been reall🌳y positive and I've really enjoyed riding the bike at this test, especially on day one when the temperature was warme💃r than expected and similar to the race. 

“We were able to get a lot of work done. I had 3 biᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚkes to try different options on and loads of different parts. 

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

“We mana⭕ged just abou🃏t everything on the list; some items we can discard, some very interesting going forwards.”

While faꦉst over ꧃one lap, Rea also completed race simulations and felt positive about his potential.

Helping him get more comfortab🌱le, Rea’s final race stint allowed him to get𝓀 a better understanding on how the R1 behaves in different conditions.

Rea told WorldSBK.com: “I completed the test with a race ꩲsimulation which 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 th🐻e limit with the bike yet. I'm understanding the last part of braking but I feel competit♔ive already. We did 173 laps and 766km so the guys did well. 

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

“It's been an intense but very valuable 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.”