After a disappointing opening round of the season, Tommy Bridewell wants to return to the podium at Donington Park.
The opening round of the 2025 British Superbike Championship was an underwhelming weekend for Tommy Bridewell and Honda Racing UK.
Across the two races at Oulton Park, Bridewell finished in sixth and tenth place on the Honda CBR1000RR-R.
The 2023 British Superbike Champion now finds himself seventh in the Championship with 16 points, he is also 16 points behind the three riders who sit on 32 points at the top of the standings.
Bridewell knows that this weekend he must feature on the podium at Donington Park if he wants to stay as a realistic Championship contender for the remainder of the season.
"Our performance in the opening round wasn’t what we are capable of," Bridewell said ahead of Round Two.
"Obviously, we were overtaken by events as a sport at Oulton Park and I absolutely know from personal experience how deeply our motorcycle racing community feels these things. We will all be conscious of what happened, but I am committed to giving my best, and while Donington’s not necessarily the strongest track for the bike, I’ve always ridden well there.
"My expectation is to be fighting for the podium this weekend. We hit that target five times in the six races together at Donington in 2024, and we have to start performing at that level consistently from now on to realistically be in the championship battle.
"I am looking forward to seeing whether the improvements made at the North West 200 last week will transfer to the BSB programme and help put us in a better place for the rest of the season."
