To absolutely no-one's surprise, Gresini Honda have announced this afternoon that Scott Redding has signed a two-year deal which will see him ride a new production bike in MotoGP from 2014.

The current Moto2 Championship leader will step up in class to a bike that will more suit his size and is looking forward to the challenge.

“I am looking forward to the challenge of MotoGP next season. I’ll be racing alongside the best riders in the world, aboard the brand-new Honda production racer, so I know already how steep a learning curve it’s going to be," said Redding.

"This was why it was so important to me that I made this step with an experienced team, and there are few more experienced in the MotoGP paddock than Team GO&FUN Honda Gresini.

“My focus for now is on winning the Moto2 World Championship for Marc van der Straten, without whose support over the past four years I wouldn’t even have been given this opportunity to move up to the premier class.”