Czech WorldSBK: Redding not thinking about the title despite race two victory

Even after gaining 31 points on Jonathan Rea at Most WorldSBK, Scott Redding says ‘I let that ship sail’ regarding the championship after crashing in Estoril and enduring a disappointing Donington Park round.
Scott Redding, Czech WorldSBK race2, 8 August 2021
Scott Redding, Czech WorldSBK race2, 8 August 2021
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Scott Redding secured his first WorldSBK win since race one at Estoril - 13 races 📖ago, thanks to a dominating performance in Sunday’s final event. 

Redding came within +0.040s of winning race 🌱one aft♔er a titanic battle with Toprak Razgatlioglu, before taking second position again in the Superpole race. 

The Ducati rider started the weekend over 80 points down on championship leader Jonathan Rea, however, that gap has since been reduce൲d to 50 points. 

But even so, Redding is not thinking about the championship just yet and instead wants to focus on maximising each week💃end.ꦕ 

Redding said: "I’m not thinking about the championship. I let that ship sail after I crashed out at Estoril and then had a terribl𓂃e weekend at Donington. Misano wasn’t great. I just 🥂don’t even think about it. 

"I 𝄹was getting a little bit uptight about it, and stressing, but I was ౠlike ‘you know what, he isn’t gaining anything’. Now I just take every weekend as it comes. 

"If I can’t win and I have to go for third, let it be third. That’s all I could do. As long as I go away from the weekend knowing I did everything possible from my side, I 🤪go away happy and not stressed because that kind of leads onto the next race and you start making more mistakes. 

"I came in here l💖ike I did in Assen. Relaxed, chilled, don’t even play music a few minutes before and go ride. Do what I do best and come away with the win. 

"It was a strong weekend♚ and I was really hungry for it, like I always am, and had the bike under me to do it ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚand that’s what makes the difference."

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