Scott Redding is making this his personal crusade and, if it succeeds, he will be able to say that he will have been the one who historically moved the regulations. He will also undoubtedly have the eternal recognition of the big and heavy guys who want to be riders in motorcycle Grand Prix or WSBK. His social network is his sounding board and while the last MotoGP Grand Prix is in full swing, he wants us to talk about his cause by calling Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez to the helm with this photo…
Scott Redding claims to be disadvantaged by a regulation which does not determine the minimum weight to be respected on a motorcycle in Grand Prix or in WSBK only by taking into account that of the machine. The Englishman, who has the build of a heavyweight, wants the rider's weight to enter into the equation in order to balance the game with those who could also have a career as a jockey. And he does it quite well, in terms of communication.
His victim of choice is Alvaro Bautista who replaced him at Ducati and who is preparing to succeed where he failed, namely winning the world title with the Panigale V4R. One could, therefore, doubt his objectivity, but he ardently denies this: “ I'm not making these comments because I'm crying and complaining. I don't care, because I've had this disadvantage my whole life. I only have the balls to talk about a situation that more than half the Superbike grid is talking about in secret » he responds to critics with his cookie-cutter style.
Scott Redding has the support of BMW
He says he has the support of quite a few of his colleagues and he also has the ear of his employer BMW…The brand, through the mouth of its sports director Marc Bongers, says thus supporting the battle of Redding, but at the same time calls for the minimum weight limit to be studied in detail because there is also a safety problem.
There remains this last message, around this photo of two well-known pilots… “ It's interesting. In your opinion, which driver has the best weight? Who is physically stronger? ". And he ends: “ Just because there has never been a weight limit doesn't mean there never should be. We never had airbag protection systems, does that mean we should never have had them? ". The Englishman will not give up.
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