MotoGP – Redding apologizes to Aprilia for his “scandalous words”

Bruno Gomes

August 15, 2018

A week ago, after the Austrian GP, Scott Redding spoke to the press at the Red Bull Ring and made some pretty harsh comments regarding the performance of the Gresini Aprilia team in MotoGP.

Those words didn’t look good at the eyes of Aprilia management, especially Romano Albesiano, Aprilia Racing manager.

Now, a week later, the 25-year old British rider used his official Instagram account to apologize to Aprilia and show his remorse for the words he used after the Austrian GP, were the RS-GP prototype didn’t show the performance needed to be racing at least for a top 10 result.

On his Instagram, Redding wrote “I’m here to say I owe a big apology to the Aprilia team and the company. What I said that Sunday afternoon after the race isn’t acceptable by anyone. I had many emotions in my heart and I spoke in anger, something a 25-year old person does easily. At 25-years old I should be a role model, much more mature and calm. The Aprilia Racing team is doing what they can to improve our MotoGP bike, we’ve got great materials to test in Misano this week and I still believe this bike can be competitive. As a team that works, lives, learns together, I want to express to them from the bottom of my heart that I apologize for my scandalous words”.

With these words Scott Redding hopes to make things right with Aprilia, and maybe this will allow him to stay with the team next season, although only as a test rider, since his place will be taken by Andrea Iannone.

Is Redding doesn’t stay with Aprilia in MotoGP, there’s the possibility that he moves to World Superbikes where he is highly regarded, or even in British Superbikes, a championship where he could be racing in front of his British fans and where Paul Bird is looking for someone to replace Shane Byrne, who is seriously injured.