Redding getting to grips with competitive Moto2 championship
Added on Thursday, May 27th, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor
Redding getting to grips with competitive Moto2 championship
British Moto2 rider Scott Redding has claimed that the new 600cc championship has proved to be far more competitive than he had envisaged after his slow start to the season.
The 17-year-old, riding with the Marc VDS Racing Team, failed to score a point in the opening two races of the new championship before claiming an impressive 11th place finish in Le Mans at the weekend.
And Redding believes that he is starting to get to grips with the new championship but the former 125cc rider admits that there is no margin for error, claiming that even one tenth seems more like one second lost.
“Qatar for me was difficult, we had a good first practice then we struggled in the rest of the sessions and the race,” he told MotoGP.com. “Jerez was better – we struggled in practice and qualifying then did better in the race, and it was the same here, we struggled in practice and qualifying but had a good race,” he said, before continuing to explain just how competitive it gets out on the Moto2 grid.
“The racing is very difficult. You have one second separating 30 guys which is very close, and every tenth feels like a second. The season so far has been hard but I’m sure we can get some better results,” he added.
“I started 21st here at Le Mans and made 11th in the race, so if I’m in front from the beginning of the weekend then I’m sure I can run with the front guys and get a good result,” he added.
