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gennaio 21, 2021 - Kawasaki Racing
Weather Conditions Cancel KRT Test
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Kawasaki #racing Team riders #alexlowes and #jonathanrea were unable to take to the track for a planned two-day #test at #jerez on 20-21 January, due to wet weather.
Needing a dry track surface to confirm the development programme of the exciting new Ninja ZX-10RR in #worldsbk specification, a completely wet first day - and no prospect of a truly dry track surface on day two - led the team to call an end to their immediate #test plans.
New rules that limit the number of available private #test days in 2021 to a total of ten also contributed to the final decision not to take the track in wet conditions.
Much of the pre-season evaluation and data-gathering has was done at the end of the 2020 season, during tests at #jerez and Motorland Aragon in November, but to re-confirm some items and try new elements of the performance package KRT is now aiming to schedule another #test day at #jerez, on 28 January.
Jonathan Rea, stated: “It is a great shame not to #test but the track is not going to be perfect today, so we decided to call it early. The guys can pack up and everyone can go home a little bit earlier. With the new regulations in place for limited #test days, we need to be clever and use these days when they are most important. Right now we need to confirm some important items in dry conditions, that we already tested at #jerez the end of last season.”
Alex Lowes, stated: “This is typical English weather - so I must have brought it with me! It is a shame but the first thing to say is that there has been so much effort from the guys, especially with the Corona virus restrictions, to put everything in place to get us down here to #test. So thank you to them. It is a shame the weather did not cooperate this time but it has been nice to see everyone – and see my bike again.”
Pere Riba, Crew Chief for #jonathanrea, stated: “We were here for a two day #test but still the track is wet and it is raining. With the new rules we have, for a limited number of testing days through the year, we decided to cancel. It is a shame because we had some engine items to #test, but this is life; something we cannot control.”
Marcel Duinker, Crew Chief for #alexlowes, stated: “After the November #test, where we did 95% of the job we normally do in a winter #test, we were very confident here to re-start the 2021 schedule. Unfortunately, we have had some wet conditions but on the other side we are confident of the job we have done so far. We already said to each other that if we had to race tomorrow, we would be ready. Next week we have the opportunity to #test for one day at a sunny #jerez, so we will return and continue our plan.”
At the midpoint of the tests neither Isaac Vinales (Orelac #racing VerdNatura Kawasaki) nor Loris Cresson (Outdo TPR Kawasaki) had taken to the track, with neither likely to if the conditions do not improve drastically.
2021 KRT Rider #worldsbk Statistics
Jonathan Rea: World Champion 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020
2021: Races 0, Wins 0, Podiums 0, Superpoles 0
Career Race Wins: 99 (84 for Kawasaki)
Career Podiums: 185 (143 for Kawasaki)
Career Poles: 27 (23 for Kawasaki)
Alex Lowes:
2021: Races: 0, Wins 0, Podiums 0, Superpoles 0
Career Race Wins: 2 (1 for Kawasaki)
Career Podiums: 24 (4 for Kawasaki)
Career Poles: 1 (0 for Kawasaki)
8 x Riders’ Championships (Scott Russell 1993, Tom Sykes 2013, Rea 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020), 1 x EVO Riders’ Championship (David Salom 2014)
6 x Manufacturers’ Championships (Ninja ZX-10R 2015 & 2016, Ninja ZX-10RR 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020)
5 x Teams’ Championships (KRT/Provec #racing 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019)
Kawasaki FIM Superbike World Championship Statistics
Total Kawasaki Race Wins: 158 – second overall
Total Kawasaki Podiums: 454 – second overall
Total Kawasaki Poles: 92 – second overall
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