Rea has completed just four days of running aboard the Yamaha R1 but is already feeli🐻ng at home ahead o▨f his 15th season in WorldSBK.

The last nine of those have taken place with Kawasaki, where he won all six of his world championship🀅s. 

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But now onto his third manufacturer, Rea has a fresh start and is feeling excited after♎ another positive test at Jerez♒.

Rea: “I𓃲t's been really positive and I've really enjoyed riding the bike at this test, especially on day one when the temperature was warmer than expected ♎and similar to the race. 

“We were able to get a lot of work done. I had 3 bikes to try different options on and loads of differen♒t parts. 

“We never managed to put everything together to be perfect but we still have a lot of time and w🌠e got through the main test items. 

“We managed just about everything on the list; some items we can 🐲🥃discard, some very interesting going forwards.”

While fa🦄st over one lap, Rea also completed race simulations and felt positive about his potential.

Helping him get more comfortable, Rea’s final race stint allowed him to get a better understanding on hꦜow the R1 behaves in different conditions.

Rea told WorldSBK.com: “I completed the test with a race simulation which was positive; the more laps I do on the R1, the more I understand it and how it behaves in certain conditions and also, t𒊎he more confidence I get. 

“I don't feel like I've found the limit with the bike yet. I'm u🌟nderstanding the last part of braking but I feel competitive already. We💧 did 173 laps and 766km so the guys did well. 

“Big thanks to all the mechanics: they work so hard﷽, working with three bikes and a lot of changes. 

“It's been an intense but very valuable couple of days. ♔It's a nice way to sign off 2023, everyone can go back and everyone can get a good rest until the next test at the end of January.”