In 2019, we will no longer have Dani Pedrosa retired, Alvaro Bautista who will brighten up the World Superbike on a Ducati, Xavier Simeon who is going to play the electric pilot… And we will no longer have the opportunity to appreciate the offbeat style of Scott Redding. The Englishman returns home, where he will compete with his family in the virile Superbike championship of his gracious majesty. Before stepping aside, he made a final analysis of the atmosphere in the MotoGP paddock. And it’s serious!
Scott Redding was the itch of a polished, smooth MotoGP environment that wants to present well-behaved young boys. On this level, Andrea Iannone is a survivor of a genre to which the now former Aprilia official belongs. The style not to be bothered with the sacrosanct political correctness.
His free speech also cost him the opportunity to be a test pilot for the Noale factory. Having nothing more to lose, he opened up in the columns ofMotorsport on the atmosphere in the paddock. For final settlement : " I had a lot of good memories here that made me happy, and the times I had were great. But that's not what's going to bother me, I'm not going to keep dwelling on "fuck damn, I'm going to miss this... Because I don't really like the whole atmosphere of this place at the moment ».
An introduction that deserves development… “ The fans have been great, I can communicate with them so well. This is the most important thing for me right now. But I just don't like the general attitude of a lot of people here. It's not my thing, it's because of that I lost the love I had for this environment ».
Aged 25, he will ride a Ducati in the British Superbike category next year, with Paul Bird Motorsport: “ in BSB, it's much more cash. I watched some races and said to myself: “I want to go there”. You see them make contact and if there are reproaches to be made, if there is reason to complain, they see each other and talk to each other, saying things to each other and arranging to meet at the next race. ».
And that’s what makes the difference with MotoGP… “ In Grand Prix, the drivers say nothing to each other. I don't know if they are afraid of each other or if they don't know what they should say. And that's what I miss. I think they should try to let go a little ».
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He pursues : " a lot of my fans are there for me first, not for my results. They don't even comment on them because they suck. But they say “you bring so much more fun, feelings, charisma, into the paddock – we like that. We would like more people like that.” Marc Marquez is a bit like that, which is good. I'd like to see that more. It would be good for sport ».
« Instead, people shut down, don't want to see other people, don't want to do this or that, we can't see them, it's "I have to have a fucking entourage of 20 people around Me " . We are humans. I arrived in Valencia on a Ryanair flight with normal people. You see what I mean ? ».
Redding left ; we still have some Crutchlow and Miller in store to add a little atmosphere. With Iannone !
