Runaway World Superbike series leader Jonathan Rea is confident going into this weekend’s Misano round and says he expects to be strong in the Italian hot conditions.

Rea scored another double win at Portimao in wet and dry conditions and the Kawasaki is able to perform in cold and hot tracks so the package should again be the one to beat.

“I had my first ever WSBK race win at Misano and I always enjoy going to Italy. The Ninja ZX-10R has been really competitive at Misano and I am looking forward to it. We will see on Friday how the bike is because it is another new track for me on the Kawasaki but we will see how things are in the first session and take it from there,” said Rea.

“I hope that there will be a lot of people there on the weekend; there always seems to be. Imola was pretty full and the Italian crowds always have a warm place in my heart. Temperatures should be hot again, like in Portimao, so I expect to be strong. It is the last European race for a while, before we go on two fly-aways, so it would be good to make it count.”

See tomorrow’s Bikesport News for our Misano WSBK preview