Smith column: Going down fighting.

Nice insight ... i understand BS is out5 to win races, but sometimes u have to settle - specially if he knew it wasnt the best set up and conditions ...

Bradders reminds me of JT. There is somthing different about him and his attitude. It's not too late for the championship for him. A bad result for Corsi or two and he could be right up there again and he certainly can do it. Go Bradders

"I was pushing very hard to hang onto them." "I was riding so hard corner to corner rather then letting it flow"
"However, even worse than crashing is crossing the line when you know you could have done better. I could have ridden into fourth place all day long but I'm not racing to even finish on the podium"

Bradders when you realise you are on the limit just in order to stay with them, then settling for 4th would have been the smart move.
We know you want to win but sometimes its not possible. You know when you can and that is the time to do it. Bank some points in the races when things aren't right and rack up the maximums when you know its gelling. If you notice even riders like Pedros

It missed a bit off the end..............
If you notice even riders like Pedrosa knows when to bag a podium when he knows he cant win the race. Good luck for the season you quick little whippersnapper :-)

obviously brads priorities lie with winning a gp rather than the championship. surely 4th and the points that come with it would have been better than bruises and no points?
huge respect though still, go MR Smith!

You let your mechanic cut your hair? LOL!

Hope the soreness from the crash fades away quickly. Good luck for the Chinese GP. Hope to see you on the podium. Your blog is good. Good to hear from a actual GP riders point of view.

Santy

Said hello to Bradders on saturday qualy at Brands, said how proud we were of how he was carrying himself....obviously went straight to his head

Seriously though, you just gotta settle sometimes. More likely to be in there with a shout at the end of the season by scoring points regularly.

I was at the track and was so gutted when he crashed! You could see how hard he was riding. We met Bradley at Heathrow on the way out and he is such a nice lad. Best of luck in future Bradley!

amazing start aswell bradley, 13th to 4th!! great race too but defo agree with Garry, if it was the last race of the season & going for the championship then you gotta go for it, but not this early! especially when you're not comfortable, could of been worse than bruises seeing as you ended up near the fence! you dont need any injuries at this stage. your win will definately come mate, you'll know when you can push for it,in the meantime consistency is a key factor for the championship, it would of probably been another podium as Terol tailed off, anyway were rooting for you all the way, go on r'kid

A good report from you Bradders! I always look forward to reading these.
A word of warning though, NEVER LET ANYONE CUT YOUR HAIR who says they are
a dab hand at it! Were you just giving him overtime with the bike as payback? lol!

All the best in China! ;)

Go Smith! Don't waste te points play the long game.