Scott Redding aims for more home glory

Scott Redding is determined to overcome a tough start to his Moto2 career and maintain his fantastic British Grand Prix record at Silverstone this weekend.

Redding has not yet missed the podium on home soil in his world championship career and is looking to continue his golden run on Sunday.

He is still the youngest rider in history ever to win a Grand Prix after his stunning 125GP success at Donington Park in 2008. 

And he claimed a gritty third place in tough conditions at Donington a year ago.

The Gloucestershire rider though has found the going tough in the ultra-competitive Moto2 world championship. 

With the field on identical Honda engines, Dunlop tyres and a standard ECU, competition has been fierce and Redding has only scored one top 15 finish on the Marc VDS Racing machine in the opening four rounds.

But the 17-year-old is confident he’ll be able to show his potential in front of a large home crowd of well over 50,000 on Sunday.

Redding said: “Silverstone is a big weekend, that’s for sure. I’ve been down and had a look at the track and it’s certainly going to be fast, which suits me. Obviously I’ll be looking to put in a good performance in front of my home crowd, but I’m not feeling any additional pressure going into this weekend.

“I had some problems in Mugello with my knee, which was really painful after ten laps or so. This week I’ve had an MRI scan on the joint and, thankfully, the problem isn’t serious.

“I’ll have treatment on the knee over the next few days, but I’m not expecting it to be an issue at Silverstone. Like every race, I’ll be pushing as hard as I can to get a good result. With a bit of luck I can hopefully give the British Grand Prix fans something to cheer about next weekend.”

See a special track guide with Redding in our glossy 32-page British MotoGP preview, free with Wednesday’s copy of MCN.