When Jonathan Rea replaced Casey Stoner in 2012 at the Misano and Aragon rounds, the World Superbike rider with just three tests (Brno and Aragon) under his belt on a prototype machine he finished a very impressive 8th and 7th.
Rea has been a loyal Honda rider for almost six years in the Superbike championship, and also competed several times in the Suzuka 8 Hours and won the 2012 edition, and HRC would like repay that loyalty with a place in MotoGP according to Livio Suppo, who toldMCN.com, “Jonathan has proven to be very loyal with Honda and personally I would like to see him in MotoGP because last year he did a good job and I think he deserves a chance. When we speak to teams we need to understand which kind of riders they would like to put on the bike and Jonathan is always on the list.”
Unfortunately for Rea all the plum seats in Honda are already taken (we expect that LCR and Gresini will soon officially confirm Stefan Bradl and Alvaro Bautista - now that Cal Crutchlow will be riding with Ducati in 2014), but the Northern Irishman has been linked to ride one of Honda’s new production racers, either with PBM, but it would be more likely with Fausto Gresini, who at Sachsenring confirmed that he bought one of the machines.
Rea told British website bikesportnews.com that he is in talks for a switch to MotoGP, but riding a Honda doesn’t seem his only option and confirmed that he is also talking to CRT teams, but also other teams in World Superbikes.
“There are a few opportunities out there that I’m waiting for and talking to. I don’t want to name who but some are really keen.”
from Twowheelsblog
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