Out of contract on the finish of this season, Jonathan Rea says he has “choices” for the 2026 WorldSBK season.
The six-time World Superbike Champion has been strongly linked with a transfer Ducati all through 2025 as his Yamaha profession continues to wrestle to supply the type of outcomes that might fulfill a rider with 119 race wins.
Requested by WorldSBK.com about social media feedback saying he ought to transfer to a Ducati staff in 2026, Rea strengthened the place he has taken when requested about his future in current weeks: that he’s targeted on the current.
“I see the identical issues,” Jonathan Rea stated on Thursday on the Balaton Park circuit, the place the Hungarian Spherical, spherical eight of 2025, will happen this weekend.
“I’m not silly, I’m on social media and Instagram – it’s a platform that offers everybody an opinion.
“Let’s wait and see, focus now on the weekend and attempt to do a very good job and I’m certain that we’ll perceive extra in the course of the summer time break.”
Rea was then requested if he may make his resolution on 2026 in the course of the summer time break.
“Or later,” he stated.
“I’ve some choices, let’s say, nevertheless it’s [about] taking the best one for me, to grasp what’s finest for me.”
“Excited” for Balaton
This weekend marks the eighth spherical of the 2025 season and the primary within the sequence’ historical past to happen at Balaton Park.
Rea, a World Superbike veteran of over 15 years, appreciates the novelty of a brand new venue.
“Excited to start out,” he stated. “It’s at all times good to come back to someplace new, to grasp the circuit, the problem of studying someplace new, experiencing new environment, new followers – it’s good for me, good for Superbike.
Concerning the circuit itself, Rea – who was not current on the Balaton check on the finish of June – stated it might not be potential to evaluate the competitiveness of himself and the YZF-R1 on the circuit till laps had been accomplished on Friday.
“Now we have to attend and see,” he stated.
“We’re optimistic, in fact, we have now to be optimistic beginning beginning the weekend.”
He added that Yamaha, regardless of not going to Balaton with manufacturing bikes in June, would have the ability to rely on information from the MotoGP check on the circuit to get some type of base understanding; moreover, that he can be beginning along with his Donington setup after a constructive weekend within the UK.
“The Yamaha MotoGP staff had been right here testing, so we have now some thought of speeds,” he defined.
“It’s utterly new. We’re going to take the setup from Donington – after we arrived in Donington the bike felt fairly good there, so let’s hope that that works.”
Lastly, Rea spoke concerning the Superpole Race on Sunday, which is able to mark the 1,000th race in WorldSBK historical past.
“I’m proud to be part of that milestone in Superbike,” the Northern Irish rider stated.
“Superbike is my life! It’s given me an unimaginable life.
“I really feel actually a part of this household, so will probably be good to rejoice that milestone with everybody right here.”
