Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) has become one of the key players in the silly season for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship paddock. With the German manufacturer signing Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) for the factory team for 2024, speculation about who will be his teammate has been rife with both Michael van der Mark and Redding admitting their desire to stay with BMW.

With the incumbents expressing their wish to stay, BMW have a decision to make about Razgatlioglu’s partner. At the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola, Redding on Thursday teased that there would be an announcement on Sunday but there was silence about his future, while Loris Baz (Bonovo Action BMW) has also stated his future depends on what Redding does for 2024, seemingly putting a shake up in the Independent BMW line-up on the table.

With no announcements coming about his future, British rider Redding provided an update via his Instagram Stories. He said: "I’ve had more DMs about what I’m doing next year than when I’ve had a good result from racing! I said at Imola the news will be coming out on Sunday. All I can tell you is that I will be staying in World Superbike. That’s all I can give you. I really appreciate that you guys want to know what I’m doing, but it still can’t be said what’s going on. I’ll be staying in the World Superbike paddock, so see you there again.”

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