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Originally Posted by chunder
Little fish in a tiny pond, always been Rea's problem since he joined Kawasaki.
Read back and read about Mat Mladin, he was exactly the same, could have been a massive player in SBK when it was a good series, but was paid a fortune to stay in America.
I would guess only Vinales, Rossi, Dovi, Marquez and one or two others are paid more than Rea, so he is happy to stay and beat no-one for endless titles.
He could get away but refuses a pay cut and refuses to work for his chance. In his eyes that chance has gone.
Unambitious
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More like realistic.
Honda screwed him around for years, he is now 31, a legitimate multi-world champion with a factory team, if anyone thinks he is not worth his salary I'd suggest they can move to WSB and have a go. WSB is by its very nature a far easier place to get competitive in than MotoGP.
Would be a bit like Scott Dixon going to F1 so that he could prove he was better than Magnussen.