Xavi Vierge is grateful to Jonathan Rea following his announcement as a manufacturing facility Yamaha rider for the 2026 WorldSBK season.
After all, I used to be capable of thank him for the Vierge experience at Yamaha, because it turned accessible attributable to Rea’s determination to retire.
However much more critically, Vierge explains that Rea gave Yamaha a constructive ranking for Vierge when the Japanese manufacturing facility was in search of a alternative.
“I need to say thanks to Johnny (Jonathan Leah),” Xavi Vierge informed WorldSBK.com.
“I do know he had superb phrases for me.
“It is an incredible honor for me to know that.”
Vierge won’t solely inherit Rea’s bike and place within the manufacturing facility Yamaha World Superbike Workforce, but in addition his teammate Andrea Locatelli.
“Roca (Andrea Locatelli) will turn out to be my teammate (he) has been creating a really robust 12 months,” Bierge stated.
“So I’ll be taught as a lot from him as attainable and attempt to get as shut as attainable.
“Collectively we do an excellent job and I feel we are able to go for everybody.”
“Disappointment” with Aragon Weekend
Vierge’s Yamaha announcement was in all probability well-timed for him as he managed to discover a constructive second over the weekend when he admitted he was “disenchanted” after transferring on to 9-10-10 in three races.
“To be trustworthy, I am disenchanted over the weekend,” he stated after race two.
“The checks right here went very nicely, we have been robust and our tempo was good.
“However once we arrived right here over the race weekend we realised there was a scarcity on the accelerator.
“We labored nicely with the workforce yesterday and made some modifications to the bike setup that made me really feel a little bit higher, and we additionally tried one thing with electronics to enhance the acceleration, however sadly we could not actually discover what we wanted within the space.
“My tempo was good in each races, but it surely was very tough to advance. I discovered myself preventing riders who have been truly slower than me, however each time I overtook them it actually made it onerous to advance that they’d go me once more.
“This was our Sunday, it is irritating, sure, I do know that the workforce is giving it every little thing on the identical time.
“Ultimately, we did a very good job as a workforce so we now have no regrets.”
Bierge hopes no less than the final two rounds at Estoril and Jerez are extra suited to Honda than Aragon.
“We have to proceed working within the final two rounds. I consider each vans match us higher,” he stated.
“I’ll do my finest to complete the season in the very best means.”
