The six-time WorldSBK champion made a bright start to the Dutch round at Assen after finishing second fastest behind 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alvaro Bautista in FP1. 

And while his pace was strong throughout the session, which has often b🦂een the case during shorter runs, the key to adding to his 16 wins at Assen will be to maintain that sort of performance over race distance.

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On multiple occasions Rea has started a race fighting for the podium before slipping down the order as tyre wear began to factor into the equation♍. 

Yamaha have alꦗso had similar issues ওbut not to the degree that Kawasaki has, whereas Ducati and Bautista have rarely been troubled by tyre degradation. 

Rea’s pace in FP1 was only beaten by Bautista during the closing stages, and after two positive tests in Ara🌠gon and Barcelona, it appears as though a breakthrough might have been found, although it’s unclear whether it will be enough to start fighting for wins.

"♏I have a pretty good track record here, it’s a track I enjoy," said Rea🤡. "I rode for a team based just up the road for many years of my career. I don’t know why I work so well here, it’s also a combination with the bike. 

"I know Kawasaki is very strong here as well. While one eye is on performance, you have to keep an eye on what the weather’s doing. Tough’s a great word. Although we have to try and start from zero and reset, the results have been pretty poor. We can also draw positi🀅ves from some of the races we’ve had; steps forward we’ve made with the bike. 

"We haven’t put it all togetheဣr. We’ve had two tests at Aragon and Barcelona to try a different direction with the bike and to focus on our weaknesses. This season, it’s been ove🦩rstressing the front and the front tyre especially in the latter stages of races. 

"We showed some good speed♛ in Australia and Indonesia. The speed’s not in doubt, it’s about the longevity in the race. 

"I think here at Assen should suit us especi🐬ally with cooler conditio⛄ns. It’s a hard situation to be in."

Those were the words from Rea prior to this weekend's action getting underway, but after finishing inside the top three again in FP2, Rea feels as though his ZX-10RR is in a g🐬ood place althღough minor changes are needed.

Rea added: "Really solid, we evaluated the tyre options, both front and rear, but I didn’t find a🌱 combination that works well with our bike in the end after some trial and error. 

"There are some plusses and minuses to some options🗹 so after a compromise, we put the right set together, not fresh but a very old front tyre, but it’s working well. The bike is working well from this morning, it was in line and on rails and actually, we didn’t touch the bike so much today. 

"We just have some electronic things to dial out. In the afternoon, the wind picked up and changed direction a little bit so going through the fast kink on the back st🀅raight coming back to the paddock, it was so sca༺ry! 

"Every time I tipped in there; my balls were in my mouth!♓ It was good fun, but you don’t want to go down there as you’re going fast. It definitely kept mღe awake during the session! Hopefully the wind drops a little bit tomorrow and focus on putting a race together."