
Just like Imola five rounds and nearly two months previously, WorldSBK World Champion Jonathan Rea relished his turn on Italian soil to post another 1-1 set of results at Misano this weekend. #1 wrapped another finger around a fourth consecutive title thanks to his prolificacy in Italy, and not only celebrated wins nine and ten from eighteen in 2018 but also notched his third double of the campaign and second in a row to drink-in a virulent mid-season spike of form and enter the summer break on a rush of ‘feel-good’.
Rea was unstoppable in the hot and muggy conditions on the Adriatic coast. He won the first race from countryman and Ducati star Chaz Davies and had his work cut-out to beat Michael Van Der Mark in the second; eventually getting the better of the Dutchman by less than half a second at the line.