MarcVDS Moto2 man Scott Redding rode a mature race in difficult conditions yesterday at Silverstone's MotoGP round, taking his first major points haul of the season even with visor and rear tyre problems.

Redding took full advantage of his front-row starting position and battled with winner Stefan Bradl early on but come half distance, grip went away and the Gloucestershire youngster settled for fifth.

"It would have been great to score a podium in my home race but I'm not too disappointed because we need to be collecting points after the difficult start to the season. I made a great start and felt really comfortable, so quickly passed Stefan," said Redding.

"Conditions were really tricky and at about half distance I started having a problem with my visor steaming up, and then I lost edge grip on the rear tyre. Once I was behind somebody else it was quite difficult to see. The spray was bad enough but the visor made it a little bit tricky.

"I adapted quickly but I was pushing to keep myself in the fight for a podium and I had a couple of moments, so decided it was best not to throw away a top five. It is easily my best result of the season and fighting for the podium like today is where we need to be now for the rest of the season."