WorldSBK: Remy Gardner: Jonathan Rea ‘seems really happy with Yamaha bike, easy to ride’

Remy Gardner says Jonathan Rea is a fan of the Yamaha R1 after switching from Kawasaki after nine very successful WorldSBK seasons with the Japanese brand.
Jonathan Rea, Jerez WorldSBK Test, 31 October
Jonathan Rea, Jerez WorldSBK Test, 31 October

Gardner was speaking after the post-season test at Jerez, the same venue thatও Rea is again testing at today.

Rea was in action for his third testing day aboard the Yamaha on Monday, and wi🐎ll conclude his second test today.

Gardner, who grew stronger wꦬith the R1 as his rookie season developed, finished just behind team-mate Dominique Aegerter in𒐪 the standings.

It can’t be downplayed how big a difference Top✨rak Razgatlioglu made foไr Yamaha over the last few seasons, meaning his loss will inevitably be felt in some way.

However, Yamaha’s decision to go all out and secure another star r💯ider should put them in position to be very competitive next year.

Gardner was keen to stress that having the six-time world champion in Yamaha’s ranks will do wonders for their project goi🍰ng forward.

“I spoke to Johnny and he seemed to be really happy with the bike,” Gardner t🏅old WorldSBK.com. “It was quite easy to ride in his opinion and he hasn’t🧜 tried anything new yet because he needed two days to get used to the bike. 

“But already he was quite fast. Hopefully his experience can bring some♔ improvements to the bike. It’s great to have Johnny at Yamaha and the experience he will bring 💙will be incredible. 

“Also bringing a bi𝓰t from Kawasaki will be nice. He seemed to really like the bike and that w♛as positive in my eyes.”

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