Tommy Bridewell saw his first five lap dash e🍃nd in a crash, joining Danny Kent by the Snetterton barriers. Back on track, though feeling underpowered on the straights, the✃ reigning champion was able to pick up two podiums, both second places,  a result only dented by the fact it was main rival Glenn Irwin ahead both times.

🦹The Honda, Bridewell felt was not able to keep up with th🔥e Ducatis around him in a straight line, though through the #1 was able to make up ground in other parts of the track:

“I felt good, I felt comfortable on the bike, some areas I was having to work really hard to hang on to Glenn - I could see Christian was there as well so I was just trying to, in all honesty, t🍌rying to just save my tyre because I thought I need the grip to drive onto the straights, if I can’t get onto the straights I’m struggling on the straights as it is.

I enjoyed the race, it didn’t f🌸eel a long race, it just felt like my hands were tied slightly just because I couldn’t get close enough on the straights to be able to out break on entry - I was sort of losing so much in the straight that then on braking I had to make it up”.

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Bridewell felt his #1 bike ran better on 🐭Friday, something which he💫 feels he can fix with the team before the next round:

The bike was working absolutely fantastic, just on Friday it felt a bit faster, so we need to analyse - I expect temperature or something - but on Friday I was able to actually catch Christian in the straight line, in slipstream, and pass him. In that race I couldn’t get anywhere near the Ducatis in the straight.
But n🤪eedless to say I’m happy, really happy - I kne𒈔w this weekend was going to be a tough one for us.

I’m probably not surprised, but I’m happy we﷽ have come away with two podiums for definite".

Bridewell had plenty of praise for his rivals too, with Iddon setting a strong pace to get the race g𝓡oing and Irwin pulling out all the stops on his wobbling grip-less Ducati to stay ahead in the closing stages, making for a great race:

“Christian, to be fair, rode a fantastic race at the start because I was watching 📖my lap time thinking you know what, fair play, the pace is fast, you know, it’s not like really where we’re just sitting here and , you know, ticking the laps off.

When Glenn got past Christian I knew I had to get through and pass Christian into the last🌱 corner and, to be honest, couldn’t get it stopped and we had a bit of a ding-dong but once I got past I ✃could then set about sort of dragging Glenn back in".

Having arrived leading the championship, Irwin winning twice sees him lose the lead, but the two second places minimize🌃d the damage, with just four points between the duo in the overall standings.