Despite a troubled start to the 2024 WorldSBK season, expectations will be high for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jonathan Rea at Assen this weekend.

Yamaha are one of just two manufacturers that have failed to win a race so far this season, with Honda being the other, and although that might be an unrea🌼listic target for Rea, fighting at the front can’t be ruled out entirely. 

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Andrea Locatelli♔ has shown that the R1 has the potential to fight for wins, therefore Rea has a package underneath him that could be competitive, is he gets over the issues th🎃at have plagued him during testing and in particular the opening round at Phillip Island.

Speaking about Rea’s chances, Pata Prometeon Yamaha team principaไl Paul Denning said: “As a neutral, the start of the championship has just been a🎶wesome.

“I fully expect more very exciting racing and great action. From our perspective, particularly on JR’s s🉐ide, we need to roll out in FP1 with a package that immediately gives him confidence and build the weekend from there.

“He’s won ꦜ17 races at Assen, it’s ridiculous! It’s♓ a track that he’s always given his best level at and there have been seasons where perhaps it’s been more of a struggle with the Kawasaki but he’s still been on for a competitive result there.

“It’s a great place; we don’t expect to go from zero to hero but it’s a great track for him to take a significant step and build the rꦏest of the season from.”

Had it not been for a false neutral on the final lap🍷 of round one, Rea’s team-mate Locatelli could have secured victory.

Instead, the Italian crashed out before heading to Barcelona where 🥂Duc🌌ati and BMW took a step forward compared to the Japanese brand.

“On Locatelli’s side, he’s riding full of🍷 confidence, chipping away very intelligently at the programme and I don’t see why he can’t be ultra-competitive at Assen,” added Denning.

“There are still frustrations on Loka’s side in that the unfortunate last lap problem at Phillip Island where – in the very worst case – he’d have finished third if he’d have given up on the job but ♔it looked like he was going to finish second or first, cost us a chunk of points.

“Then, avoiding an accident on the first lap in Barcelona meant that he could only come back and grab a co⛄uple points at the end of the race.

“If you take off his first lap time, his pace🅺 was more than good enough for a finish in the top four so he should be P2 or at worst P3 in the standingsℱ. It’d be a nice confirmation of the potential but it’s clearly there and he’s riding better than ever.”

“We’re in a pos💝ition right now as a team, rider and manufacturer where you can’t get away with any compromises or mistakes; everything has to be on point to have a chance at challenging for victory.

“If we can get everything on point at Assen, then I think it’s a good opportunity for ‘Loka’ to make t🌼hat next step.”