Scott Redding is a colorful character that MotoGP has been deprived of. The Englishman has in fact left the world of Grands Prix from which he came and which he brought to life with his entire character, like Crutchlow and Iannone before him. Luckily, we still have Jack Miller. However, the same Redding continues to shine on the international scene via a WSBK that he discovered in 2020. A new hunting ground that the predator of 2020 intends to make his own in 2021, now that he has gained experience on his Ducati…
Scott Redding was able to bounce back after leaving through the back door of a period MotoGP which seemed to be the swan song of his career. Returning to the fundamentals of the BSB, he found an atmosphere and a fight adapted to his values, and after the title won, he arrived as an official Ducati in WSBK last year.
Certainly, with five victories and 14 podiums, he was less impressive thanÁlvaro Bautista who he succeeded on the Panigale V4, since the Spaniard claimed 16 victories and 24 podiums. But it was in the world before, with 13 more races, and the Briton maintained the suspense of the title against the ogre Sale until the last meeting in Estoril. He surrendered for 55 points, compared to 165 for the one who is now with Honda.
Redding is therefore vice-world champion after his first year in WSBK. In 2021, he will have the experience of this first campaign. And listening to him, he has carefully analyzed his opponents whom he would like to prey on this season… “ Now I know the tires, the tracks and the opponents and we have data for the bike. Everything was new to me last year », underlined the pilot of 28 years since January 4.
Redding wants to be the lion king
He also hopes that the weaknesses of the Ducati Panigale V4R will be flattened. “ Jonathan Rea can learn a lot from his experience »Says Redding. " It is also a fact that Kawasaki is always strong when there is grip. And Yamaha is always good when it's a little cooler and you have to lean a lot. This is the character of these bikes, which is particularly evident with the new tires ».
« We are all on the same page with worn tires. This is why Johnny always pursues the strategy of driving away in the first five or six laps, he can use the initial grip of the tires particularly well. If I can keep up with him in the first few laps, I can fight him the whole race. It was very rare that he could get away from me towards the end " to analyse Redding who makes this existential observation with a view to the next campaign: “ everyone wants to eat, but few are ready to hunt ».
Redding is clearly ready to take on the role of predator. The start of the school year will take place on January 20 and 21 in Jerez for a WSBK which will only start its season in April, in Assen. Because the pandemic still dictates its law.
