Having edged out Razgatlioglu by just 0.016s on the opening day of the running, Rea enjoyed a much bigger margin over his 2021 title rival on the last day of preparations ahead of this weekend’s season opener at the Spanish venue.
The six-time WSBK champion set a time of 1m48.714s with just 10 minutes left on the clock on Tuesday, eclipsing Razgatlioglu’s previous effort of 1m49.068s by over three tenths of a second.
Both Rea and Razgatlioglu managed to improve significantly over their respective best laps from the first day of the test, but neither could match last year’s pole-setting pace as the temperature remained abnormally low at Motorland Aragon.
Alvaro Bautista once again emerged as their closest rival in pre-season testing, the Ducati returnee finishing fractionally behind the duo in third with a time of 1m49.094s.
Bautista led the first part of the day on a cold morning but couldn’t keep up with Rea and Razgatlioglu in the remaining two 45-minute sessions, although he…
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