2022 Suzuka Eight-Hours: ‘It’s about who makes the least mistakes’ - Rea

Six-time WorldSBK king Jonathan Rea has stated the key to Suzuka Eight-Hours success is not about who is the fastest but who makes the least errors.

Rea is joined in the works Kawasaki team by WorldSBK team-mate and BSB rider Leon Haslam who is a three-time Suzuka winner in his own right, on the endurance-spec Ninja ZX-10RR, running Bridgestone tyres

“I have completed one test ahead of Suzuka this year. We pretty much packed up our WorldSBK team and are going there with a couple of tests completed, trying to do a good job,” said Rea.

“It worked out in 2019. I think this year our rider lineup is good, with Alex and Leon. Hopefully, Leon is fast, Alex is fast, and we will have a good race. But in the Suzuka Eight-Hours, it’s not all about the fastest guy. It’s about who makes the least mistakes, who’s consistent, and who’s good in traffic around the track as well. There’s always a lot of traffic.”