The British r🎃ider’s family release🍸d their latest update on his condition on Saturday morning, a week after his accident in Japan.

“Had a good🐽 message from the doctor this morning,” the update read.

“His condition [on Saturday] morning was stable.

“Once we reduced the dose of anaesthesia💛 medicine,he opened his eyes, and made eye contact in a veꦿry short term.

“By our direction, he could hold his hand.

“To keep him safeꦍ we administered sedation - this will hജelp with his recovery.   

“Elaine, Shannon and Peter visiﷺted him today, as well as me and Isaella, he opened his eyes for short bursts and kicked his legs and moved his arms many times.

“Heading in the right direction.”

Rea crashed at the same part o🐈f the Suzuka circuit where Dajiro Kato was killed in 2003 - MotoGP no longer use the circuit as a result.

He was airlifted to hospital and was🅺 in a coma, police said.

A previous𝔍 update on Rea’s condition read: “The results of the CT-Scan showed signs of recovery with [reduced] swelling. 

“He is in a stable condition and recovering from the usual side effect🐷s from such a trauma. 

“We are looking f𓂃orward to a Speedy G recovery from him as we all know he is capable of it.”