Gresini Honda's Scott Redding is exploring the limits of MotoGP physics, and giving Alpinestars' Jerry Appleton a headache, at Valencia with some serious lean angle on the Gresini RCV1000R which he rides for the last time on Sunday before moving up to the factory RC213V.

Aping Sefan Bradl's exploits from earlier in the year, but not using raised kerbs, Redding is getting it right over but isn't finding the pace at the moment. He was behind Karel Abraham today and almost two tenths slower than Alex de Angelis, whose arse he has kicked since the Italian replaced Colin Edwards. However, Nicky Hayden is faring worse as the American is some six-tenths behind the Gloucestershire man.