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Jonathan Rea's dominance appears to be down to a number of factors which are all capable of being emulated by others but his strongest advantage seems to be his ability to get on the pace right from the off. Irrespective of his starting grid position he has the uncanny knack of carving his way to the front within a couple of laps and once there he almost imperceptibly grows the gap on his pursuers. Many riders and drivers for that matter seem to possess that extra bit of natural ability in getting the most of their machinery but in Rea's case it seems to me that nobody on the current grid has the same lightening ability in carving their way through at the start without incurring damage. His early race moves are always hard, incisive but fair(mostly), whether or not it's down to bike set up, determination or natural talent is difficult to assess from an armchair enthusiast' s point of view but the format is pretty much predetermined; he doesn't streak away once in the lead, he consistently increases his lead whilst looking after his tyres.
To deride his talent in any way is very insulting, he's just better than the rest.
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