Tommy Bridewell’s update on adaptation from Ducati to Honda
"We’ve made some improvements with my feeling with the Honda and understanding the bi🎃ke"

Tommy Bridewell has explained the status of his ongoing adaptation from the Ducati to Hon🦩da.
The British Superbike champion opted🐠 to defend his title with different machinery this ye♏ar, by joining Honda Racing UK.
He scored his first podium on a Honda at the last BSB round꧟ at Oulton Park.
The third round of the 2024 British Superbike season is this weekend at Donington🥀 Park.
“Going into this weekend, it seems that the bike works very well at D𒈔onington Park,” Bridewell said.
“At the test, before the season had started, we had high winds and we weꦕre just working on feeling when we were there.
“It was my first ever time on the bike, but with the wind and everything against us, we were still up𒅌 at the sharp end, in the top six, top seven somewhere.
“I think since the Donington Park test we’ve ma𒁃de some improvements with my feeling with the Honda and understanding the bike, and we’ve made some steps with electronics which is good.
“I think fundamentally for this weekend we should have a step with the engine from Oult﷽on Park.
“We’ll hopefully have ♎a little more power and we have ju💃st got to keep building.
“This time of the year for me is all about consolidating and building points on the board - just keep putting pܫoints on the board! We’re in a good position and that’s what we’ve got to build on.”
Bridewell is happy with his results and performances at the first two rounds, his f🌺irst outings on the Honda Fireblade.
“I think really for me in truth, the first two rounds have been a 🔯lot more promising than perhaps we anticipated with having a brand new bike,” he said.
“Yes, we’ve had some teething issues, but our actual pace over race distance over the shorter 𓂃race and over practice sessions has been really strong.
“We’ve always, every s🃏ingle session, been in the top four or five area consistently.
“For me, Navarra was a bigger surprise. We had a few issues there, b❀🦩ut obviously Oulton Park was a circuit that I know well and that I go really well at.
“It was nice to get my first podium of the year and the first podium for Honda in a really long time. We had some slight limitations at Oulton Park, but we got absolutely ever♔y ounce out of the bike, which is the main thing.”

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