Ahead of this weekend’s Silverstone round, and as highly expected Moto2 standings leader Scott Redding will be making the switch to the premier class next season and will be riding for the Gresini team, after signing a two-year deal with the Italian team.
The 20-year-old will be riding the new Honda production racer for Gresini and replacing Bryan Staring in the squad.
Honda’s production racer that will be tested by former two-time World champion Casey Stoner is low cost version of the RC213V, and will not have pneumatic valves or the famed seamless transmission, but will be allowed more fuel and more engines and will use the Magneti Marelli spec ECU.
“I am looking forward to the challenge of MotoGP next season. I’ll be racing alongside the best riders in the world, aboard the brand-new Honda production racer, so I know already how steep a learning curve it’s going to be. This was why it was so important to me that I made this step with an experienced team, and there are few more experienced in the MotoGP paddock than Team Go&Fun Honda Gresini,” commented Scott Redding.
“My focus for now is on winning the Moto2 World Championship for Marc van der Straten, without whose support over the past four years I wouldn’t even have been given this opportunity to move up to the premier class,” continued the British rider.
“I’m delighted to be able to work with a young talent like Scott Redding. We have signed a two-year contract together, with the clear aim of building an ambitious project that should see him develop and be taken to the pinnacle of MotoGP. Scott has already shown that he has a lot of quality and so we are proud to welcome him into our team. We cannot wait to begin working with him; his riding style is great to watch, as is his approach to racing,” said team owner Fausto Gresini.
Bruno Bollini, GO&FUN President and title sponsor of the team added, “I’m really happy that we have signed the deal with Scott Redding. We couldn’t have chosen a better rider. I’ve been following him closely over the past couple of seasons and I think he’s a great talent and represents the future of motorcycling. He is young, fast and full of energy. His riding style along with his own ‘trendy’ look mean he fits in perfectly with the GO&FUN message; energy, adrenaline, intelligence and enjoyment. I am certain that 2014 will be a fantastic season results-wise, and that Redding will be a positive addition to the success of Team GO&FUN Honda Gresini.”
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