Christian Iddon found enough after his podium finishes to lead and then pile on the pressure to Glenn Irwin as he gave him a race all the 🍃way to the line at Oulton Park.

The Oxford Products Ducati rider had a season𓆉 to forget in 2023 with the team but they have worked collectively to get to a place where they feel they can compete for the title in 2024.

After a solid start in Navarr𝓡a, Iddon ༺has looked back to his full potential at his home circuit.

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♏For the final race the #21 had set the fastest lap in the sprint, while chasing down Irwin, so landed pole - a posi♒tion Iddon felt made all the difference in such a close championship:

“Starting from pole is a BIG bonus. There was, I think, the top ten from the previous race were all withi𝓡n a tenth and a half or something, so it’sℱ crazy close.

“I knew I could run the pace for most of the race, which not everyone’s been able ❀to do. Myself and Glenn༺ have been really good at that.

Iddon found that although his Ducati is🐷 now headed firmly in the right direction for the races ahead, small mistakes come with a big penalt✱y:

“I kept having to try to calm myself down! Every time I had a little moment , in the way we’ve got the bike for this weekend, it’s absolutely awesome - bu🌳t - if I made a small mistake it’s really hurting me, and funnily enough that’s kind of why I lost the lead”.

“The first chicane has been a weak point for me and I made a very small error and that’s been one of Glenn’s strongest poi🏅nts over me all weekend. He saw his opportunity when I was weak and just pounced straight away”.

Iddon had to settle for second behind a fellow Ducati rider but gave everything on the last lap to🧸 try and find a way past, with not even a slipsꦰtream to the line enough to make the difference. Consideration came in that maybe an earlier push instead of sitting in behind may have brought more success:

“He made his move and then I was trying to weigh him up but to be fair, I’ve spent♉ two races now weighing him up, so I should have known what was what!

I wasn’t able to get the run 🥃down to the last corner - it was close. I feel  a bit disappointed because I definitely believe that the team gave me a bike t🧜hat was capable of winning.

There were still many positives for Iddon to take away as the championship moves on to Donington Park, with a trio of rostrum finishes for the first time since 2021 as he passed a landmark 250 starts in the sprint race.