Jonathan Rea remains optimistic for a potential return to racing at Assen
03/31/2025 06:14 AM
The road to recovery has been long for Jonathan Rea, but the end is in sight, as he has not ruled out a return to racing at Assen.
Jonathan Rea's 2025 World Superbike season got off to the worst possible start at Phillip Island. The six-time World Champion ended the opening day of testing in an Australian hospital.
During the crash, Rea was hit by his Yamaha R1 when he was in the gravel, it was the impact from his bike that fractured three bones in his left foot.
The Northern Irishman has been dealing with the injuries since and has missed the first two rounds of the World Superbike season. However, he was back in the paddock at Round Two but was still walking with crutches.
"My recovery's going very well," Rea told WorldSBK.com at Portimao.
"Last week, I made a good step with my physical condition and also mentally. I'm in a good place now. I would say, for the injury I had, which was a lot more severe than we first expected, I'm ahead of schedule.
"I'm working in a good way at home. Everything we're doing is working well and next week we'll speak with the consultant and the medical team back home to understand the next steps and see when I can return to racing."
The third round of the season will be at Assen in the middle of April. Rea is remaining positive that he could return to action at one of his favourite tracks on the calendar.
"I haven't completely ruled it out but it's probably against a lot of medical advice," Rea admitted.
"It's quite a severe injury and it takes time to recover. Assen's just early. We'll have that conversation this week. Thinking ahead, it's just week by week.
"I'm not allowed to put weight through my foot right now, I can only mark it on my crutches. That means I need to be walking and functional, not put myself at risk when I return to racing.
"That's at the forefront of our mind but I'm working like an animal at home to be in the best shape I can be, to get back to my bike, because I really miss it.
"I've been at home and thinking about not riding was tough. I'm treating every day like a work day and hopefully I'll be back as soon as possible."
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