Rea ‘one of the top five in the world’, says crew chief

Rea has never raced in grand prix motorcycle racing’s top tier full-time, only making two cameo starts in 2012 when he was invited by Honda to replace an unwell Casey Stoner.
Since then he has gone on to become statistically the greatest rider in WSBK history, kicking off a so-far unbroken run of championship titles after moving to Kawasaki in 2015.