Tommy Bridewell feels Honda is “nonetheless too far” from the tempo of its rival producers within the 2025 BSB season.
The Knockhill BSB noticed a continuation of the themes from this yr, with Raceways Yamaha rider Bradley Ray successful two of the three races, and the one rider capable of beat him being one aboard a Ducati (Rory Skinner within the case of Race 3 on Sunday).
Bridewell’s Knockhill podium within the moist Race 2 on Sunday was his third in two rounds, after being on the podium in each Race 1 and Race 2 at Snetterton two weeks beforehand.
However the 2024 runner-up and 2023 BSB Champion nonetheless feels that Honda is at an excessive amount of of a deficit from Yamaha and Ducati when it comes to tempo.
“It was nice for the group to have the ability to get one other podium within the Dash race,” Bridewell stated.
“It was exhausting work and I used to be happy with the way in which I used to be driving, for positive.
“That stated, we’re nonetheless too far off the tempo of our opponents, the Yamaha and Ducati, to actually come away feeling utterly optimistic. To say that I’m hungry for extra could be a large, huge understatement. We’re enjoying our hand as greatest we will, however I’m clearly annoyed, so we’ll should see the place we will get to at Manufacturers Hatch.”
Irwin: “A weekend I wanted to have”
For Bridewell’s Honda Racing UK teammate, Andrew Irwin, the weekend in Knockhill supplied positivity, with two top-10 finishes, after what he described as a “tough” Snetterton spherical.
“It was a weekend that I felt I wanted to have,” he stated.
“I’m probably not right here to race within the backside of the highest 10 however, for me, getting back from a weekend as tough as Snetterton, it’s a great step and it’s significantly better.
“We have to hold working in a peaceful, mannerly means and proceed to progress and to proceed that work at Manufacturers Hatch.
“This was a great step on from Snetterton, now we have to do the identical once more.
“I understand how to get to the rostrum and to win races in BSB, and I’ve acquired to be affected person and work with the group to get ourselves again and get able to problem additional up the sector.”
