Kawasaki may be the defending winners of the Suzuka 8 Hours, but jonathanrea feels that he and his KRT_WorldSBK squad are the 'underdogs' this weekend against Honda: WorldSBK
Rea, Leon Haslam and Toprak Razgatlioglu scored Kawasaki’s second-ever victory in the Japanese endurance classic in its most recent running in 2019, beating Yamaha in a controversial finish that was eventually decided by a protest ruling.
That compares with a best of 2m06.925s from the bike shared by Rea and Lowes in the absence of Haslam, who represented Kawasaki single-handedly in the previous test in June owing to a clash with the Misano WSBK round. In 2019, Haslam was battling through both sickness and a previous injury while Razgatlioglu took no part in the race itself at Kawasaki's discretion, leaving he and Haslam to share the riding duties.“I think this year our rider line-up is good with Alex and Leon, but I hope Alex’s stomach feels better,” said the Ulsterman."In 2019 Leon was not in perfect health, he was quite sick that day, and Toprak didn’t ride.
Takahashi feels the trio form a potent combination and can upset Honda’s factory rivals in what is the 43rd running of the race.
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