Jonathan Rea update on familiarity with Yamaha after Misano test

Key to lap time at Misano on the Yamaha R1💧 exp🍬lained

Jonathan Rea, Catalunya WorldSBK Race1, 23 March
Jonathan Rea, Catalunya WorldSBK Race1, 23 March

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jonathan Rea insists the recওent Misano test allowed him to gain familiarity with🦹 the Yamaha.

Rea’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:WorldSBK season is y𒈔et to catch fire since swappi🍃ng Kawasaki for Yamaha.

Thi𒁃s weekend’s fourth round at the same Italian track where WSBK riders recently tested will offer the latest chance to take a major stride forwards.

“I’m excited to go to Misano,” Rea said.

“Especially aft✱er a cou﷽ple of days of testing where I’ve been able to familiarise myself with the Yamaha R1 and also work with the team to get more comfortable on the bike.

“We made some balance adjustments to c🙈hange how the bike behaves and immediately from the first laps I felt more comfortable.

“We made some positive steps a🅺nd I really felt like I made a step as well.

“Looking forward to the start of the weekend, it’s always a great race with a lot of fans and hopefully the weather will shine on us and hopefully we can do a really good jobജ for the Pata Prometeon Yamaha team and꧋ for all the fans out there.

“I really like the circuit and I have fond memories of Misano – I won my first ever race here back in 2009, so I always have a nice feeling going through the gate and I have holidayed here quite a lot with my family – there’s no better place to be after doing a good job 🌳on the bike!”

Rea is stranded in 15th🌊 in the WSBK standings three rounds into his first year on a Yamaha.

The key to lap time at Misano

Tom O’Kane, the crew chief🅘 for Andrea Locatelli, explained how to maximise the Yamaha around Misano.

“You tend to spend a𒊎 lot of time searching for grip in Misano,⛎” O’Kane explained.

“Track 💜temperature can be very high and with the nature of the tarmac, the grip becomes exponentially ha🍎rd to manage.

“For the track layout, you n🐻eed a really strong balance of braking, turning and acceleration.”

“The circuit itself has a couple of different characteristics: from the final turn through to Turn 1 and all the way to the exit of Turn 6, it’s qu💜ite stop-go.

“From Turn 10 to the end of the lap 🧸it’s all about carrying speed through the flowing corners. The bike also has to stop really well and in Turn 8 especially is where you’ve got the highest load because you’re braking at an angle, so there’s extra centrifugal force. Y𝓡ou need a really stable front for that area.

“Turn 10 is always interesting to watch at because it’s a decreasing ജradius, and you can see which bikes turn better.

“You need a good drive out of Turn 9 to set up for the straight ♒after Turn 10, and then Turn 11 – Curvone is the fastest corner on any circuit that we go to and you need a stable bike!

“﷽I think the Yamaha R1 WorldSBK should shine at places like Turn 10, where good agility is a must, and also the whole fast section🎶 of Turns 11 and 12 into the final corners.

“If we can find the grip and manage temperatures, I’m hopeful💧 of🍨 a good weekend with Andrea.”

Locatelli, wh🦋o is fifth in the championship so far, said: “Finally, we are back for another racওe weekend and we can enjoy the competition again and fight with the other riders during the sessions and races – I love it, honestly!

“Misano can be a bit of a difficult track with the conditions and grip because normally it is really warm, but I think we have improved a lot this year and during the winter, and since Phillip Island we have made big progress forward🎀🐓.

“The last two tests have been very productive as well, we improved the feeling and some other points, so I think we can arrive ready for Misano race – for s🎶ure, it will not be easy but I think ꦕwe can do well.

“We just need to continue the same way that we started this season in a positive way. A lot of people will be here to support us – probably a lot of cheering for me from my fan club in Selvino and also Yamaha Ital𝓡y have a big stand only for Yamaha f🦹ans which is really nice!

“We wil🃏l take the posit🐽ive atmosphere to show on track, the motivation is high to be fast and fight!”

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