Scott Redding went into the 🌠enforced 🥃winter break in the best possible way by setting the fastest MotoGP time on the final day of testing at Jerez.

While focusing on adapting his riding style an🃏d altering the weight position on the bike, Redding posted a fastest time of 1m 38.9s before setting a succession of laps in the mid-high 1m 39s.

What's more, Redding spoke of finding the limit of the front Michelin tyre, as it provided advance warning when ♐he was pushing hard in corner entry, describing the feeling as though "the bike was talking to me", something few riders have claimed to do.

"Today was good," started the 22-year old. "We improved the lap time by quite a big step. I feel quite good with the bike. With the 🌊tyres I'm getting a better feeling. We tried a few things with weight position, which helped. Some of it didn't. In the end we found a good combination. I changed a bit my riding style to suit the set-up.

"In general it was a good two days of testing. We didn't do loads of laps but there were a lot of strong laps. We were getting good information while trying the new tಌyres. To go away with good confidence, unlike last year, gives me a good boost ahead of Christmas before preparinꦬg for next season. I look forward to going to Malaysia and seeing how it looks in hotter conditions.

"Loading the front is somethi🍒ng I'm struggling with but the good thing for me is that I feel comfortable. I feel comfortable on the bike. I know what's going to happen. Today I nearly crashed at the last corner because I tried to force the front a bit but it didn't want to.

"The bike was talking to me. When you have a good feeling like this you also have a bit of confidence. You know what's going to happen. It💎 was t🔴he same in Valencia. When I crashed I knew what I did. I was trying to force a bit, finding the limit, and I knew when it was going to go. I have to say I'm happy."

What 𒁏pleased the Englishman most was his ability to produce a time when he pushed for a fas🔯t lap, something he was repeatedly unable to achieve on the 2015 Marc VDS Honda.

One of Redding's main complaints of the Honda was he continually felt as though he was over-riding it, pushi♈ng it to its limits only to find the𝐆 lap time wasn't forthcoming. On Friday he explained how the Ducati GP15's behaviour is more predictable.

"I did a 1m 38.9s today. It was quite a good time. I don't know what the other guys did but to make a step like that from yesterday, I'm quite happy. It wasn't on the limit but more than yesterday. The guys dropped the times so I thought that I'd go a little bit for it. But even thღen it wasn't perfect. I still went a little deep here, that's where I lost the front in the final corner and lost one tenth there.

"When I put in the new tyre I can go faster. Last year it wasn't possible. New tyre, old tyre. Big tyre. Square tyre...no difference. Now if I put in a new tyre I know that if I make it right I can do a good lap time. 🥃In the evening the track temperature came down and we were still faster than yesterday's time. And consistently fast, doing three, four or five laps in a row, doing mid-high 1m 39s.

"[With electronics] I changed a few more things to give me a bit more power delivery. I was changing a bit🌟 💛in spin. The only thing I was struggling with was a bit of pumping on the back straight. I have no control for that. In general it's still good. I still feel confident and consistent."