About the collision with Alvaro, there are two sides to any story and now I have had time to process all the information let me express my feelings clearly. Number one – and most important – I did not plan or want to come into contact and even when we did touch, the last thing I expected or wanted was for him to fall and not be able to continue the race. That is something I want to say firmly before speaking of how it happened from my side.

In terms of incident, I was on the limit to make the manoeuvre, I went for the pass, his line was closing towards me on his inside and at one point I had to adjust my trajectory as to not close the front myself. I made my apex and unfortunately, he went down.

I am really sorry for that because it was really not my intention. After the race I went to see Alvaro and offered my apologies. As riders, we compete at the limit and we sometimes touch each other. This weekend Alvaro also came into contact with a rider in the SP Race, right in front of me, losing a wing off his bike and throwing it into my path. Also, other riders touched me this weekend; its racing and it happens. Unfortunately, Alvaro crashed this time, and I got the long lap as per Race Direction decision which I fully accepted.

I wish Alvaro all the best in the remaining races of the season and as far as I am concerned it is an unfortunate incident that it is already behind us. Now we look forward to racing in Catalunya.

See you on the track

Jonathan Rea

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