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  1. Furious Bautista lashes out at Rea over WorldSBK clash, Rea 'sorry' but...

    Alvaro Bautista has inferred that Jonathan Rea ‘intentionally’ came at him with an ‘out of limits’ move that ... shoved out of race two at Magny-Cours. Bautista and Rea were jostling over second place on lap two when the latter slipped up the ...

    Ollie Barstow - 12/09/2022 - 10:14 - 0 comments

  2. WorldSBK champ Jonathan Rea responds to those Yamaha MotoGP rumours

    Jonathan Rea has reacted with ‘surprise’ over talk he could be one of the riders ... reclaim his championship lead from Toprak Razgatlioglu. Rea was identified as a potential - if unlikely - target for Yamaha as it looks ... continue, retire or switch to VR46 Racing. Nevertheless, Rea - a six-time WorldSBK champion and regarded as the best rider not competing ...

    Ollie Barstow - 23/07/2021 - 06:40

  3. WorldSBK’s lack of prestige limited Rea's MotoGP chance – Carl Fogarty

    ... legend Carl Fogarty says he is in no doubt Jonathan Rea would acquit himself well in the MotoGP arena but has ultimately lost the ... the same ‘prestige’ it once did. Last year, Rea surpassed ‘King Carl’ to become the most successful WorldSBK rider of ...

    Ollie Barstow - 17/04/2020 - 11:22 - 0 comments

  4. Jonathan Rea reveals Repsol Honda MotoGP contact and Aprilia rejection

    Jonathan Rea has revealed his manager made contact with Repsol Honda about a potential ... previously been approached by Aprilia for a MotoGP ride too, Rea admits the chance to race in the top flight would be ‘a dream’ “I ... I think it was around the Le Mans weekend, Chuck (Aksland, Rea’s manager) was trying to get me on the Repsol bike – maybe I was out of ...

    Ollie Barstow - 14/05/2020 - 11:11 - 0 comments

  5. Jonathan Rea vs Scott Redding vs Miracles for the 2020 WorldSBK title

    Jonathan Rea stands on the cusp of history as he prepares to secure the last remaining ... Kawasaki rider has over his Ducati rival. As it stands, Rea needs a mere 13th place finish in race one to seal the title and even if by ... great weekend.” Jonathan Rea stands on cusp of history - again Having broken nearly every erstwhile ...

    Ollie Barstow - 16/10/2020 - 09:13 - 0 comments

  6. Jonathan Rea on WorldSBK turnaround – ‘Everyone had written me off’

    Jonathan Rea has revealed he was prepared to accept his hopes of winning a ... the arrival of Bautista on the new Ducati Panigale V4R sent Rea’s bid for a fifth consecutive crown in a tailspin from the off when the ... the bounce. Moreover, they were dominant successes with Rea – despite finishing second in all but one of those races – unable to ...

    Ollie Barstow - 24/12/2019 - 11:02 - 2 comments

  7. Jonathan Rea would swap WorldSBK for ‘right package in MotoGP’

    Jonathan Rea would be prepared to make a full-time move to the MotoGP World Championship ... the injured Casey Stoner on the factory Repsol Honda, Rea was never considered for a full-time ride, prompting him to jump ship to Kawasaki in WorldSBK in 2015. Since then Rea has dominated the series, winning five consecutive titles and becoming an ...

    Ollie Barstow - 04/03/2020 - 15:34 - 0 comments

  8. ‘Never say never’ - Is Jonathan Rea considering Yamaha MotoGP rumours after all?

    Jonathan Rea has softened his response to bubbling rumours he could become a target for ... dismissing the speculation as just that. On Thursday Rea scrubbed any suggestion he could be MotoGP bound by saying he had ‘read ... However, in an apparent change of opinion in the days after, Rea has caused a stir by softening that view to leave the door ajar for Yamaha ...

    Ollie Barstow - 25/07/2021 - 21:47

  9. CONFRIMED: Jonathan Rea leaving Kawasaki for PATA Yamaha

    ... It's official, Jonathan Rea will be racing for the Pata Yamaha team in 2024, as he turns on the ... to confirm the news. Their post came around an hour after Rea's own social media post confirming that he was leaving the KRT fold. ...

    Matt Robinson - 04/09/2023 - 14:46 - 0 comments

  10. Jonathan Rea is ready for season… before first WorldSBK test of 2020

    Jonathan Rea says he simply needs to confirm the progress made during the tail end of ... for the opening round on February 29-March 1. Indeed, Rea suggests this is because Kawasaki – which dominated the final tests of ... is super-nice to start the year with a test at Jerez,” Rea said. “We will try to continue on from where we left off last year, when ...

    Ollie Barstow - 21/01/2020 - 10:04 - 0 comments

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