After an excellent start to his career in 125 cc, instantly becoming the darling of the English public by winning the British Grand Prix at Donington on an Aprilia from the Blusens team in 3, Scott Redding continued on the same register in moto2008.
He had a very good season in 2012, finishing fifth in the World Championship, then had a wonderful year in 2013 with three victories in France, Italy and the United Kingdom, and a total of seven podiums that year which allowed him to place second in the Championship with 225 points on a Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex, behind Espargaro Pol on a Kalex from the Sito Pons team, with 265 points.
This earned him a move to MotoGP, where he finished twelfth in 2014 with Go&Fun Honda. Gresini, thirteenth in 2015 at Marc VDS Racing Team, then fifteenth last year at Pramac. He currently occupies thirteenth place, still with Pramac.
Redding's problem is that he has never until now been deemed worthy of a factory bike, but fortunately after four seasons of abstinence this situation is changing thanks to Aprilia. Due to the misfortune of his compatriot Sam Lowes, demoted to Moto2 in the middle of a two-year contract, Redding will finally benefit from an official machine.
“Actually, it doesn't matter if you're a factory rider, as long as the bike works and you're in a good team » estimated the Englishman. Which did not prevent him from noticing the disadvantages of being a satellite rider, particularly with a Ducati: “ All are going back to the aero fairing, but I don't have it. Michelin develops tires for the best teams, but these tires don't work for me. I use a motorcycle developed for fins, but I don't have any fins. That's my problem. »
“If the material continues to be developed elsewhere, mine does not progress ", said Redding, who never received advanced equipment during the season. That’s why he’s waiting for 2018.” Aprilia is working on the fairing and developing this and that. It's interesting and it motivates me because you can improve the bike.
“When I test with Pramac in winter, we don't try a new part. If someone told me “ Okay, we have a chassis and a swingarm ”, it would be like Christmas for me. »
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Source: motorsport-total.com
