Tomm🎉y Bridewell has warned that Kyle Ryde must deal with expectation꧅ at the British Superbike Championship finale.

The last round of the 2024 season 🌺is at Brands Hatch on October 11-13.

Ryde will enter with a four-point advantage at the top, after overtaking reigninꦡg champion Bridewell at last weekend’s Donington Park round.

Honda’s Bridewell finished second in the fir🏅st two races at 🍷Donington, then fifth.

“It's still not easy I must be honest,” Bridewell reflected o𒈔n keeping pa꧂ce with Ryde.

“When I am riding on my own without coming under attack I can do the lap time and I know that my☂ pace is good.

“Thereও is just a couple of areas that we need to work on so that I can be competitive where I need to be competitive.

“I am happy, the team are doing a great job we just need to be clever an🐓d to be aggressive when we need to be and ride as hard as I can.

“In [Race 2], we gained some points on Kyle but lost some points to Glenn. I'll take it at♓ the moment.

“Then in race three we just didn't have the pace to go with the Yamahas. It's frustrat๊ing for s෴ure but it could have been much worse.

“We've lost the champioꦜnship lead but now all the pressure is on Kyle. We go to Brands with it all to play for.”

Teammate Andrew🍸 Irwin finished f🦩ourth, then sixth in each of the last two races.

“I think it was a solid weekend after a difficult coup💜le of rounds with a fourth and two sixth plaꦗce finishes,” Irwin said.

“We used Oulton as a buildin🔯g weekend a⭕fter missing Cadwell, and here at Donington we have shown some of that progress.

“I always enjoy coming to Donington, I know we shouldn't look forward to certain tracks, but it is a circuit th𓃲at I always love racing at and I knew that I couldౠ kick into gear heading towards the end of the season.

“It's nice to get three strong ride𒈔s and not be too far away from the win, we are working really well as a team and the momentum is building as we head to Brands. We were on the podium there earlier in the year and there is no reason why we can't be there once more.”

Kennedy leads Supersport

Jack Keౠnnedy extended his lead at the top of the Supersport class after finishing second in Race 2.

“It was a really good race today, I kn🔯ew I really had to push the Honda to stay on the pace of Stapleford and Currie, particularly as we were losing tꦜime in places and having to push even harder in other areas to make up the time again,” Kennedy said.

“We managed to do it though and managed to be in a position to tr🌼y and push for the win towards the end. The second to last lap was my quickest lap which I am really happy with.

“Luke defended really wel✅l into the Melbourne Loop in the final lap which made it impossible to have a go for the win because he is so much stronger out of the final corner and the run to the line.

“I knew that I hไad to take second and take points out of Ben in the championship which weꦇ achieved.

“I don't think the weekend could have gone any better, we leave the weekend twenty one points clear and I am very happy with the job that Honda and myself are doing. I can't wait ♏for the last round, even though I🐼 don't want the season to be over!”

Teammate Dean Harrison was eighth in Race 2.

“In t🐻oday's race it was a similar st﷽ory to the races of late in all honesty,” Harrison said.

“When we are running in clear air we have the pace of the leaders but if you get caught up in any of the early race shenanigans you ju♉st lose time and then passing in the race is super difficult.

“We tried to be a bit more aggressive this weekend and to get the elbows out early on but when you can't run your own lines𝕴 in the fight it is difficult to run your pace. We're inside the top ten and working hard to keep improving.”