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Reigning Superbike World Champion Jonathan Rea will reset his focus ahead of Sunday’s second race at Lausitzring in Germany after crashing out yesterday.

Kawasaki Racing Team’s Rea saw his points lead reduced to just 26 after the incident, which happened after he hit a false neutral on lap eight.

“It is a very disappointing way to end the first race,” Rea said. “After a difficult start to the weekend we had been managing quite well. I had a good start and settled into a rhythm behind Tom [Sykes], but Chaz Davies’ pace saw him in a different race.

“I found a false neutral entering turn 10 and tried to get it into first gear before the corner. Right at the exit of the track it went into first gear and highsided. I was not injured in the crash.

“This is the first time that my Alpinestars air-bag race suit has been called on to go off, so I was happy to be protected by that. Yesterday we did not have the pace, but we made changes today.

“Now we will think about what we need to do to improve the bike a little again tomorrow. I need to understand what the bike needs now, especially under acceleration.

“It is a frustrating way to end the fist race day but we still have the championship lead, which is important. We will come out and fight another day.”