Listen to this article Last week’s two-day test at Misano marked Redding’s first outing for BMW of 2022, the Briton having had his first test appearances with the German manufacturer at Estoril and Jerez last December. He posted his best lap of 1m34.406s on the second day of running Thursday to go sixth-fastest, around eight tenths off the pace established by his replacement at Ducati for this season, Alvaro Bautista. Read Also: In an interview with the official WSBK website, Redding said he was “really impressed” with the work BMW had done to improve the M1000RR since his last outing on the bike. Team boss Shaun Muir revealed that his outfit had “completely reconfigured the fuel tank [and] the subframe assembly”, as well as bringing along a “new chassis configuration with different flexibility” and revised electronics for its new star signing. Summarising his Misano test, Redding said: “I’m feeling quite good with the bike. Last year with the first test on the bike it was quite difficult to understand, but to have a couple of months of no riding, it was easier to come back. “The team have made a good job changing some parts to make me feel comfortable on the bike, so this is a very big improvement, but we also had to change a lot the setting on the bike, so these two days were very important. “We made some positive steps. It was …

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