Honda's Jonathan Rea has voiced concerns over the life of Pirelli's wet rear tyre in tomorrow's Monza World Superbike double header, saying the fact they will not survive more than three laps may push some riders into taking more risks.

Many riders experienced problems with the tyres breaking up in Superpole as the track dried and the wets are not designed to run at such high temperatures which prompted Eurosport guest commentator Ian Hutchinson to say: "This is why we don't use wets at the Isle of Man…"

"In the end we decided to go out on an intermediate tyre but, seeing as that tyre is made from very hard rubber, it was quite difficult to find grip. Maybe we could have been a bit braver but, anyway, fifth is a good spot to start on the grid. It’s on the left side, albeit on row two, and my gameplan tomorrow is just to get stuck in and see what happens," said Rea.

"It’s going to be a classic Monza tactical race, with slipstreaming and everything, which should be fun, but my target is to be in the lead bunch and work it out from there. My hope is that the weather is dry because I’m not comfortable racing in the wet. The wet tyre won’t survive any more than three laps for any rider and, in intermediate conditions, it’s a case of who wants to take the most risk. So, for me, the best racing for the fans and for fun, will be in the dry."