The Circuito de la Comunitat Valenciana once again plays host to the MotoGP season finale and this weekend all three Marc VDS riders head to Spain looking to end 2013 on a high.
The Valencia circuit is one that has been kind to Mika Kallio in the past. The 30-year-old Finn has won there twice before, once in the 125cc class and once on a 250cc machine, as well as taking his first Moto2 podium when he finished second in the final race of the 2011 season. Kallio was also second last time out in Japan and heads to Spain determined to add another race win to his victory earlier in the year at Brno.
The innocent victim of an opening lap crash last time out in Japan, Scott Redding saw his championship hopes dashed as arch-rival, Pol Espargaro, took the race win and the 2013 Moto2 title. The 20-year-old Briton is determined to mark his last appearance for the Marc VDS Racing Team with a good result, in what will be his final outing in the Moto2 class this weekend in Valencia.
Mika Kallio
“Valencia is a little bit like Motegi for me; it’s not one of my favourite tracks, but it’s one where I’ve had some good results in the past. The overseas races generally went quite well for me, building confidence throughout to end the trip with second at Motegi. I think we have a good base set-up for Valencia, as we tested there in the winter, so it would be good to end the season on the podium. Like I said in Japan, I wasn’t so happy to finish second there because I expected more, and I head to Valencia with the same expectation.”
Scott Redding
“I was pretty banged up in the Motegi crash, so it’s been all about recovery since I got back home. The swelling on my lower back and right elbow means I haven’t been able to do any training since Japan, but both have improved over the last few days, so I should be good by the time I get to Valencia. This weekend will be my final race in Moto2 and my last appearance for the Marc VDS Racing Team, so I’m keen to finish the season with a good result at Valencia.”
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