Jonathan Rea was third-fastest in Friday practice at the Most World Supꦅerbikes round.

Ente♛ring after a podium last week, Rea trailed only Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alvaro Bauꩲtista 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 this 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 t🐓hrough the plan and I enjoy riding the track here!

“It was a solid day, we ju🍒st 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 iꦍs best – but we still have some margin to improve.

“For me the targ🧸et is clear again – I want to keep improving my feeling and be more competitive.

“I’m starting to really understand how the Yamaha R1 works and I’m working hard🌳 to exploit its positive♎ points.”

Teammate Andrea Locatelli was three tenths away on the combin🏅ed 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 Iﷺ had a small crash on Turn 2, but we can continue working for tomorrow.

“We are not so far, so 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.”