The Marc VDS Racing Team was pleased with Scott's performance in the first free practice in today's opening free practice session at Catalunya, after finishing tenth fastest aboard his Suter MMX Moto2 machine.
Not able to match the lap times of the frontrunners early in the session, losing time with the rear tyre spinning up out of turns three and four, as well as the two right-hand corners leading onto the start finish straight so critical to a fast lap time. A change to the balance of his Suter MMX machine gave a marked improvement, allowing him to break into the top ten late in the session.
Scott would have improved his time further on his very last lap but for a big moment at the infamous La Caixa corner, when the rear came round on him under heavy braking and he was forced to run on. He is confident of improving both his lap time and his position ahead of tomorrow's all-important qualifying session to further please his Marc VDS team.
Scott: 10th with 1'48.959
"That was a much better first session than we've had at the last few races. The bike felt pretty good, but I didn't seem able to do the lap times right at the start of the session. The biggest problem was rear traction, especially around turns three and four and the final two right-handers onto the start finish straight. We made a few small changes to the bike and then I just pushed a bit harder in the second half of the session. I had a big moment at turn four when the bike tried to flick me over the highside. I managed to hold on but for one brief moment I thought I'd broken my wrist! I've had my elbow down a few times today, including round the last turn, which was a bit scary! My last lap would have been faster still, but I had another big moment at La Caixa and had to shut off. Other than a few scares it was a pretty good session and I'm happy to be on the pace so early in the weekend."
Pete Benson: Scott Redding's Crew Chief
"I'm quite happy with today's session. We've had problems previously when the track temperature has risen, with Scott not getting the feedback from the tyres he expected, but we had no such issues today. We made a few small changes to the bike, changing the balance slightly, and we need to work on improvements in a couple of sectors, but other than that we're pretty good."
Great start Scott let's keep it up tomorrow.
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