Christian Iddon claims his first podium with the Oxford Products Racing Ducati team

A shortened race in miserable conditions at Brands Hatch this afternoon saw Christian Iddon score his first podium with the Oxford Products Racing Ducati team after a testing start to the season.

Christian had lined up on the grid in eleventh but was already up to sixth by the end of the opening lap. On a charge, Christian was up to third by the fourth lap, but any further progress was halted on lap eight when Leon Haslam’s BMW dropped fluid on the track bringing out the red flag.

Despite two thirds race distance having not been covered the race was called, with Christian taking his first podium with Oxford Products Racing Ducati to the delight of the team.

Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati #21) – 3rd
“I was just able to pick my way through. I just felt really good. It was strange as certain parts of the track had loads of grip and then the last corner was just a disaster. About three laps in I couldn’t see a thing through my visor. I tried to rectify the problem by opening some vents but just let more water in and it was getting worse and worse, I literally could not see where I was going. I kind of got used to it and was just trying to stay on the black bit!

Then I started to nibble away a bit at the guys out front, but I saw the rainbow and nearly spat myself. I knew they were going to have to red flag it. It was the right call to not send us back out.

Big thanks to Moto Rapido, it’s been a flipping hard season so far. I thought I’d be up here all the time, I thought it’d be podium juice all the time. Hopefully this is the start of good things to come.”