While 🌌Rea’s pace and coꦗnsistency was as good as any point so far this season, WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista and Ducati were simply too strong.

A third place finish in Race 1 after losing out to Toprak Razgatlioglu on the final lap set Rea up for a strong 🎃Sunday, however, the six-time champion was podium-less after crashing in the Super🍸pole Race and finishing fourth in Race 2. 

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"I think we just need to do great work every weekend, put all the stars in line from a team point of v💎iew to battle for the podium," said Rea. "We’re so far off battling for a r🐠ace win. 

"We know what needs to be done, th꧟e te𒈔am knows what needs to be done but it’s not something we can react to right now. This is our situation. 

"I push the team on a daily basis at the track, at tests but 🌊it’s something very frustrating especially when you’re riding with some other bikes on track. It really highlights our difficulties. We’ll never give up. 

"The team are working so hard on what we can co✱ntrol and, of course, with me being competitive, I’ve had quite a few second places this year, but what’s more encouraging was Alex’s great result. 

"It shows that when thi🌊ngs are going well, at a track that consumes a lot of tyre, KRT cꩲan still be strong."

After starting ꧂on the fourth row for Race 2, Rea made early progress and had ꦦideas of challenging Razgatlioglu and teammate Alex Lowes for the podium.

However, the two riders in front of him had similar pace and were able to stay ahead after opening up a gap as Rea struggled to pass Andrea Locatelli🤪 for much 🥃of the race. 

Rea added🐷: "Starting from P10, I had to be quick in action and gain track position. In doing so, I just used a lot of tyres in the beginning trying to plan my pꦑasses; especially on Locatelli. 

ꩵ"It was quite hard; he was very good in the last sector and onto the home straight. For me, everywhere else, I was just trying to get close enough and then, of course, he dropped his rhythm and I was abl✱e to go through. 

"At that stage, Toprak and Alex were just there, and I thought ‘don’t waste anymore and I will arrive at the end’ but the offset of the tyres, they were in the same boat as me but further up the road.&nb𓄧sp;

"They had a really good race. My target 𓆏was Alex and Toprak and, in the end, I had nothing left for those guys."