Scott Redding calls Portimao test ‘a lot more difficult than Jerez’
Scott Redding says he can’t wait to go racing despite a difficult Po💞rtimao WorldSBK test.
While another BMW rider in 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu stole the show on the final day, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Scott Redding was unable to deliver the same pace, instead closing out the Portimao WorldSBK test in ninth place.
But✃ Redding has been outside the top ten for much of the final day and was close to a second off Razgatlioglu.
After a strong test at Jerez, Redding admitted﷽ to the possibility that Portimao could be a greater cha🥂llenge, but despite that he feels ready to race.
“Portimão was a lot more difficult than Jerez,” began Redding. “We knew that there was a possibility that this could be the case but it is also good sometimes to have this in testing because you have th💛e tꦐime to work.
“We tried a lot of different things and nothing was really hitting the spot. It was a bit of confusion with the tyres and the track grip so that made it 🍎a bit time consuming for us.
“We managed to try some test items which was♓ also important to do. We have a bi💙t more a clear direction with the parts for round one at Phillip Island.
“After two days we finally made a little bit of progr📖ess and it was good to finish knowing you’re making steps. Going to Phillip Island it will be inꩲteresting what characteristics the bike will give us.
“In Jerez everything was ru🌳nning pretty easy, here it seemed quite difficult, so i𝓀t will be interesting to see what is the outcome of the bike.
“Regarding the situation of what the track grip gives us we’ve done a lot of work in both areas. I’m looking forward to going to Phillip I🌟sland now.
“I’ve really enjoyed my time here testing with the team, having a lot of fun, laughing a lot and working hard. Now I can’t wait to go 🎐racing.”
Redd🐽ing’s former team-mate Michael Van Der Mark, who he clashed with at the Jerez test, came away with a different feeling from thꦯe Portimao test.
After making some set-up changes Van Der Mark said the bike was working to his liking ꦦstraight away.
“I was really happy with the end of the day,” said the five-time Superbike🀅 race winner. “Today we changed the setup of the bike, we had some ideas and we changed honestly the wholeꦚ bike and immediately from the first lap that felt good.
“At the end ✅of the day we were trying some new tyres, doing some good laps with the SCX and I ওfelt happy. I felt good with the bike so I think I even could have gone a little bit quicker.
“But I am really happy.෴ I am f෴eeling more and more ready to race. Also doing so many laps in these perfect conditions I gained a lot of confidence again.
“I feel faster and more ready than last year. I ♎feel that the old Mickey🤡 is coming back.”
