Navarra WorldSBK: Layout draws Misano comparison, turn one ‘is big balls’ - Rea

Two of WorldSBK’ fastest riders Jonathan Rea and Garrett Gerloff give their verdict on Navarra circuit ahead of its inaugural round - use Misano and Portimao as comparisons, while ‘corner one is big balls’ - Rea. 
Garrett Gerloff and Jonathan Rea after race incident, Aragon WorldSBK Race2, 2021
Garrett Gerloff and Jonathan Rea after race incident, Aragon WorldSBK Race2, 2021
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A♚s WorldSBK heads into the second of its two inaugural rounds this season, Jonathan Rea and Garrett Gerloff have shared their thoughts about the Spanish layout. 

It’s a circuit that features si🎃x first gear corners - the most on the current calendar, while boosting a turn one that is taken in sixth gear with Superbike machinery. 

The layout is an uncharacteristic an꧃d unique one, however, several riders including Rea and Gerloff both used M🌃isano and Portimao as comparisons. 

Rea added: "Corner one is b🦋ig balls! It’s sixth gear, tipping in there and it’s like no other corner in the world, that’s why it’s unique. 

"It’s almost like tipping into Curvone at Misano. The la🦩st bit is like Portimao with the kink, kink and then hairpin. It’s not difficult to go fast here, but it’s difficult to go really fast. 

"Those last t🔯enths are very difficult to find because the circuit is so tight and ver🗹y technical."

Gerloff, who secured three top ten finishes at Most last time out, will be eager to push on and claim a second podium of the year given Yamaha is arꩵguably the best package out there. 

If the American is to claim a podium finish this weekend, it will come at a circuit that ‘reminds me of a go-kart tꦡrack’. 

Gerloff said: "It’ꩲs definitely an interesting layout! There are some places that remind me of Misano, for example, and maybe Portimao. 

"It’s definitely its own thing, it has its unique char👍acteris𒁃tics. I think I’m in first gear six times around the track so it’s definitely tight, kind of reminds me of a go-kart track a little bit."

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