Last week’s two-day test at Misano marked Redding’s first outing for BMW of 2022, the Briton having had his first test appearances with the German manufacturer at Estoril and Jerez last December.
He posted his best lap of 1m34.406s on the second day of running Thursday to go sixth-fastest, around eight tenths off the pace established by his replacement at Ducati for this season, Alvaro Bautista.
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In an interview with the official WSBK website, Redding said he was “really impressed” with the work BMW had done to improve the M1000RR since his last outing on the bike.
Team boss Shaun Muir revealed that his outfit had “completely reconfigured the fuel tank [and] the subframe assembly”, as well as bringing along a “new chassis configuration with different flexibility” and revised electronics for its new star signing.
Summarising his Misano test, Redding said: “I’m feeling quite good with the bike. Last year with the first test on the bike it was quite difficult to…
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