Jonathan Rea: ‘Nice to change colours just to breathe some different air’
Jonathan Rea has moved to Yamaha not only for the chance of winning a seventh WorldSBK title, but for a different ඣಞchallenge.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jonathan Rea is the greatest WorldSBK rider o𒉰f his generation as he won sixth consecutive title with Kawasaki between 2015-2020.
But t🤡hat 🅺didn’t stop the new Yamaha rider from choosing to jump ship after Toprak Razgatlioglu decided to leave for BMW.
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Razgatlioglu’s move to the German brand was a shock,🎀 as he to💧o favoured a new challenge.
But for Rea, an unlikely opportunity to jump onto the second best bike in 2022 and 23ꦚ, was something he could not turn down.
Kawasaki has remained strong over the last three years, however, it’s become clear that Ducati and Yamaha took a step forw💙ard.
Talking to WorldSBK about the upcoming 2024 season, his first with Yamaha, Rea said: “I’m really excited. It’s always nice when you change colours just to breatཧhe some di🌳fferent air. It’s been really cool.
“I’m really grateful to Yamaha for giving me the opportunity and making me feel so welcome. I’m enjoying the bike.&nb🌼sp;
“I’m really enjoying the engine character of the R1. Working with the crew, a completely new crew for me, aside f🥃rom my chief mechanic Uri and I knew Davide from a few years back.
“The Yamaha’s a ver𓂃y user-friendly bike, I’m enjoying it and I think it suits my style. It can be ridden in so many ways.
“You see how Toprak rode the bike was super aggressive, then you can see how ♔guys like Remy and Locatelli rode the bike; more wheels in line but still super-fast.”
Rea has been strong throughout pre-season testing at Jerez and Portimao, as ha🍨ve many riders who have stepped onto new machines.
A test early next week at Phillip Island will be followed by the season-opener 🥃at the same venue, where Rea will make his official Yamaha debut.