'My goal was try to go P1 on my first day…' - Redding reviews his return to Ducati

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After his return to Ducati Scott Redding labelled the first day of testing as a day 'worth waiting for!'

Scott Redding was reunited with the Ducati Panigale V4 R on Day One of the Jerez World Superbike Test.

The British rider has not ridden for the Italian manufacturer since 2021 and spent the last three years with BMW. However, during his first day back it looked like he had never left as he put his MGM Bonovo Racing Ducati at the sharp end.

Redding ended the opening day in third place, behind Nicolo Bulega and Andrea Iannone. However, the 32-year-old had ideas for more ambitious headlines for his first day back with Ducati.

"My goal was try to go P1 on my first day… it's a little bit ambitious, but you've got to aim high! I also had a yellow flag on my best lap so I lost a little bit of time," Redding told WorldSBK.com.

"In general, to be top three on my first day and all of these guys have tested I think two times two days or three days since the end of the season; it was hard to get up to speed initially but when I found my rhythm and relaxed a little bit, I could build. My best lap was on the SCQ and then I did s 1'40 with the race tyre."

It has been three years since Redding last won a World Superbike race, his last win came with the Aruba.it Racing - Ducati squad in 2021. But the Brit labelled Wednesday's day of testing as a day 'worth waiting for'.

"The first day's been really amazing," Redding explained." I wasn't able to ride the bike at the end of the year, so I was really eager. I finally got that feeling back on my fingertips. Today was worth waiting for! Today ended up being a really good day and a great start for me and the team."

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