Michael Van Der Mark takes aim at Scott Redding: ‘It’s just disrespectful… Wants to put everything on Instagram to show who’s best’
Michael Van Der Mark and Scott Redding came to blows during testing at Jerez, and both riders weren’t shy 🎉in offering their views.
A late incident between 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Van Der Mark and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Scott Redding took place at the Jerez WorldSBK test, which led to contact between the BMW pair.
Contact was made after a series of overtakes♒ which was caused by both riders wanting to follow Toprak Razgatlioglu.
Redding, who left pit lane on the SCQ tyre behind the factory BMW duo, f🐠irst passed Van Der Mark before a swi♛ft response came from the Dutchman.
The pair made contact at the final corner before going on to impact each other’s next lap when ✱Van Der Mark went up the inside again at turn one🅺.
Speaking about the incident from his point of view, Redding told WorldSBK.com: “The two factory guys went out in front, and obviously I want to try to follow Toprak; I want to learn, I want to see. I passed vꦚan der Mark twice already on the lap and he passed me back, it was one of those things.
“He was desperate to stay there, I was desperate to stay there. I passed him into Turn 9, he 💛passed me back and I passed him into T11.
“In the last corner, he tried to outbrake me on the outside; it was a risky move. Crazy to do that, if I were him, I would’ve just a♍ccepted 🌳it and followed me.
“Then we went up to Turn 1, I went for a late entry, and he just went up the inside, so it ruined my first lap on the SCQ. I took it e🍸asy, was able to build some momentum and pu💟sh again at the end and set my best lap.
“Overall, it worked out well for me. Times are tight and everyone wants to be there with the best. ꦍIt wasn’t me trying to be an idiot, I just wanted to follow the best like I did last year in Superpoleꦦ.
“I did everything I could to be behind the best in Superpole. I wanted to see what my full potential was. We di🦹dn’t look to go out with them, we exited the box and they exited at the same time.
“I thought it was meant to be and🔯 to make the most of it, but it didn’t really happen but there’s no hard feelings from my side.”
“He wanted to put everything on Instagram”
While Redding chose not to be too critical of Va🌳n Der Mark, the Dutch rider was left angere🏅d by Redding’s tactics.
Not holding back, Van Der Maꦫrk said: “He did nothing wrong? Well, honestly, I went out and followed Toprak. All three of us went out on a SCQ and I wanted to take the tow of Toprak and I was almost in his arse.
“Scott decided to pass me halfway around the lap. I didn’t leave a gap between me and Toprak. He wanted to be between us. I passed him back again. At the last corner, he decided to dive up the inside 🌞again, hit me, and he messed up Turn 1 and then he messed up my fi🤡rst sector.
ꦍ“There’s no rule for this, it’s just disrespectful. I have no words for this. It’s a test, not a race weekend.
“For himself, he wanted to prove something, put everything on Instagram again to show who’s the best andꦐ have a goo🐻d night’s sleep.
“I tried to outbrake him on the outside before he 𝄹hit me. I wanted to go in front again.”
