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 season to forget in 2023 with the team but they have worked collectivel𝔉y to get to a place where they feel they can compete for the title in 2024.

After a solid start in Navarra, Iddon has looked back to his full potential at his ho🔯me circuit.

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For the final race the #21 had s𝔍et the fastest lap in the sprint, while chasing down Irwin, so landed pole - a position Iddon felt made all the difference in such a✨ close championship:

“Starting from pole is a BIG bonus. There was, I๊ think, the top ten from the previous race were all within a tenth and a half or something, so it’s 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 a🦩t tha✤t.

Iddon found that although his Ducati is now headed firml♏y in the right direction for the races ahe🌼ad, small mistakes come with a big penalty:

“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 absolute🎃ly awesome - but - 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’sꦐ been one of Glenn’s strongest points 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 slipstream 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 that 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.