THE summer break has helped rejuvenate Scott Redding, with the Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS rider returning to MotoGP at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and finishing the opening day of practice in eighth position.
Redding has had a difficult year so far but improvements made during the German Grand Prix have given the team a new direction to follow with setup, allowing the 22-year-old Briton to build his confidence in the bike.
The opening day however gave plenty of reasons for Redding to be optimistic ahead of this weekend and offered confirmation of the progress made throughout the German Grand Prix.
Redding said: "I felt pretty good on the bike today. The track conditions are quite tricky but the feeling on the bike wasn't so bad. We just need to work on a few different areas in the second half of the season.
"I'm working to improve my corner speed, so we have to try a few small changes on the bike to help that. Overall, though, I'm quite happy with today, because I did most of my laps alone. Of course, we need to see what happens over the rest of the weekend but I'm happy to start with this rhythm."
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