Yamaha’s World Superbike team boss Paul Denning admits 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jonathan Rea’s move to the squad in 2024 “could not have gon⭕e worse” but feels things are improving.

The six-time WSBK cha♔mpion elected to quit Kawasaki - with whom he won all of his titles with - a ye💫ar early to replace BMW-bound Toprak Razgatlioglu at Yamaha.

Rea has endured a tough year adaptingꦓ to the R1 package, while technical issues and incidents have added to his🐈 woes.

After the Portimao round, Rea sits 10th in the standings with just one podium to his credit so far at Donington in the sprint ♚race.

Denning admits things have not gone to plan given the hype aroꦑund Rea’s move, but feels “we’re getting there” ꧟now.

“With JR, there’s been a lot of hope, expectation and excitement that a six-time world champion ends 🌜his agreement early in order to come over to Yamaha and there’s no hiding from the fact that it could not have gone worse,” Denning told WorldSBK.com.

🎃“There’s been some technical problems and accidents and a list of issues that have restricted his performance.

“We feel that 🎃weꩵ’re coming out of that now and we’re seeing a rider who is enjoying riding the bike.

“He’s starting to understand h🐷ow to get the best out of the R🍨1 and the team are understanding what he needs.

“The Suꦦperpole race podium at Donington Park was a great performance but Most was a disappointment after the Superpole crash and then having to come back through from P15.

“Even then though, in Race 2, there were a lot of signs of determination to come🅰 through and make great passes on what is a tricky track to pass on and to get in the top six.”

Denning notes that Rea’s determination 🔯to get his troubled Yamaha into the points in the first race at Portimao despite technical issues shows “a lot of respect” for 🔯the bike and the project.

“Unfo🌌rtunately, we had a problem in Race 1 a🤪t Portimao from one of our strongest positions of the year in a main race,” he said.

“But again, the factꦗ he didn’t pull in, he kept riding and scored a point, there’s a lot of respect that he’s showing to the bike and the team and the efforts everyone’s ♉making.

“That respect is reciprocated massively. I don’t think we♎’ve yet seen Jonathan in his full element and that’s a match needeꦇd in terms of confidence, technical setting and the ability to get the most out of a package that is still relatively new to him.

“We’r♎e getting there and looking forward to the second half oඣf the year.”