Scott Redding missed out on the rostrum in all three of the opening BSB races of 2026 at Oulton Park, however the PBM Ducati rider is hoping for a greater efficiency at Donington Park this weekend (Might 15-17).
Redding gained final October’s BSB spherical at Oulton Park, however his greatest end result was fourth at this yr’s opening race on the Cheshire circuit, the place fellow Ducati rider Kyle Ryde gained all three races.
The 2019 champion believes Donington is a extra appropriate circuit for him, however he didn’t check at Donington in April and admits different riders additionally excel on the Midlands circuit.
“I’d say Donington is sort of a circuit for me, however the different guys are quick too. Kyle (Trip) and Brad (Ray) are good there, however Leon (Haslam) is like in his personal yard,” Scott Redding instructed Crash.web after Race 3 at Oulton Park.
“I feel if I can get the bike proper I can get again to the highest, however till then it will likely be a little bit tough.
“Clearly, seeing Kyle dominate within the first race after which make his case within the final race and never run away means everyone seems to be beginning to understand what they’ve.
“Hopefully that would be the case at Donington as a result of we will get there in a little bit of time.”
Redding defined that the PBM group found a basic downside with the bike’s setup in the course of the Oulton Park weekend.
“We used this weekend as a check and with the brand new bike as it’s, we knew we had been measuring one thing unsuitable with the suspension,” he mentioned.
“Nevertheless it’s true. It simply means we went within the unsuitable path and had been on the lookout for options within the unsuitable subject. However I am happy.”
The PBM rider added that he felt he might have been extra aggressive with the opposite Ducati riders on the entrance if the bike had labored the way in which he needed.
“It seemed fairly simple the place they had been sooner than me, but it surely was a motorcycle setup problem,” he mentioned.
“I understand how to do it, however I could not do it with my bike and my potential, so I ended up preventing with the bike after which the bike got here unfastened below me.
“Usually, in the event you watch me race, I am a really clear rider, however this weekend I really feel like I spent a number of time fixing my errors. Each mistake prices me a tenth or twenty minutes. Whenever you do this in a race, you attempt to make it again and it is very tough.”
“So we all know the place we had been shedding. We simply must discover a means to enhance.”
Redding was adamant that it was the bike’s set-up that wanted to be improved, not his understanding of easy methods to trip the up to date Panigale.
“I don’t perceive using, simply setup,” he mentioned.
“I do know what I’ve to do, however each time I attempt to do it, the bike turns into unstable so I can not do it.
“I am at a loss as to what instruments can be found.”
Nevertheless, even when the bike did not carry out as anticipated, Redding was nonetheless capable of take dwelling three top-six outcomes.
“With three factors piled up, it wasn’t what I needed, however I did the most effective I might. Even when the bike didn’t attain (its) full potential, I closed the hole race by race,” he mentioned.
“So I’ve to take this end result positively, however clearly not as completely satisfied as I would really like, but it surely’s the primary spherical of the yr on a tough circuit for me. It is a circuit that I get pleasure from, but it surely’s not a circuit that I often win at. If the whole lot is true, I can win, however when it isn’t, it is a powerful circuit.”
“Now let’s flip our consideration to the following spherical.”
