WorldSBK: Scott Redding: “Maybe selling motorcycles interests BMW more than winning”

Scott Redding has pulled no punches after claiming BMW is ‘maybe’ focusing too much on selling motorcycles to the public, rather than winning in WorldSBK.
Scott Redding, BMW WorldSBK Jerez 2023
Scott Redding, BMW WorldSBK Jerez 2023

Redding, who joined BMW at thℱe beginning o🧔f the 2022 season, has seen the German manufacturer make a raft of changes in an attempt to bring their M 1000 RR closer to the front of WorldSBK.

Some of the upgrades have had a tremendous effect, leading to Redding being able to fight the likes of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jonathan Rea at venues such as Most, Doniꦿngton Park and Magny-Cours. 

However, the gap between BMW and the leading manufacturers was again a worry for large parts of last s🐲eason, which led to Redding being unable to crack the top seven positions in the championship.

Despite brinꦜging a new aero package to the front of its bike for 2023, Redding still ꦰfeels as though BMW are set in their ways.

Speaking to GPOne.com, Redding said: “I signed the contract because I wanted to win and they told me they would do what I wanted 💃to win. And they made changes. The fork and brakes have changed, but some things will never chanꩲge and you have to accept that”.

Scott Redding, Jerez WorldSBK Tests, 25-26 January
Scott Redding, Jerez WorldSBK Tests, 25-26 January

But Redding, who has not won a WorldSBK race since Race 2 of the Argentina round in 2021 whilst competing for Aruba.it Ducati, believes BMW’s prowess when it comes to selling motorcycles is ‘maybe’ trum🐼ping their desire to become a winning force in racing. 

“I don't🍸 know why, maybe it's more related to marketing,” added Redding. “I want to win the championship and so do they, but maybe selling motorcycles interests the♌m more than winning the World Championship.”

Redding is again in WorldSBK action this week as testing continues at Portimao. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Van Der Mark - Redding’s team-mate - is also set for action as are the Bonovo Action BMW pair of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Loris Baz and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Garrett Gerloff

Redding finished last week’s two-day Jerez test in 12th place, 1.4s down on Razgatlioglu while also finishing as the💞 second fastest BMW rider a🐬fter Baz narrowly pipped him to P11.

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