Britain’s Scott Redding is on a mission to solve his front-end grip problems at this weekend’s Mugello MotoGP round and is expecting another tough time as the Italian track is tough on tyres and riders.

The Estrella Galicia Marc VDS rider hasn’t made the start he wanted to this season and the search for good feel from the front tyre will continue as Redding says he is suffering more than the other works Honda men.

“The only goal this weekend in Mugello is to find a solution to the problems we had in both Jerez and Le Mans. It seems that when grip is hard to find then we suffer a lot more with the front than the other Honda riders and that’s something we need to get to the bottom of,” said Redding.

“However, it may not be such an issue this weekend, as Mugello is a track where there is normally a lot of grip and that could help us. Even so, we still need to find a good front feeling and more front grip. We’ve tried a lot of things on the bike without any benefit, but we have a few more options to test this weekend.

“That’s one of our biggest problems at the moment; our only chance to test changes is during race weekends when track time is limited. I like the Mugello circuit, but it’s demanding of the bike and tyres and also of the rider, both mentally and physically. I suspect we’re in for another tough weekend in Italy, but preferably one that ends with a decent result on Sunday.”