Christian Yidon “really mad at himself” after crashing twice at Alton Park BSB on Sunday, but he said he’s improving his understanding of the Kawasaki ZX-10RR, which he first jumped up in 2025.
Yidon was running in the group behind the dominant Bradley Ray when he crashed from race one at Alton Park following a crash in qualifying that took place on a lap he hadn’t pushed.
“When I crashed in qualifying, I was really mad at myself because I ran a little deeper down the corner, literally (on the racing line) and folded the front and actually did a lot of work for the team.
“In Race 1), I actually felt very strong. It felt really good and comfortable. Looking at the lap charts, I was stronger than anyone except Brad (Brad Lee Ray) until I crashed.
“I was one of the crazy people I’ve ever had to make that mistake. When you crashed, it’s always the rider’s fault, but I really didn’t feel like I had changed much.
“But obviously I did something wrong and I was really mad. I mainly knew there was a bit of knock-on (effect) after two crashes that I really started to trust and I couldn’t really understand what was gone.
“And to be fair (Monday), I didn’t feel it in the warm-up, and I just rode (Race 2) perfectly.”
Christian Yidon improves understanding
Despite the crash at Alton Park, Idon felt that Kawasaki’s understanding was improving over time.
Iddon said he had a similar experience at Oulton Park, as he found a dramatically different feeling on the ZX-10RR compared to his previous Navarra Test in the Donington test, but now he believed he had no experience with bikes.
“To be fair, we had a similar, but not too bad experience,” Yidong said.
“I think a lot of it is trying to understand bikes.
“We haven’t changed anything big, but what we changed is smaller, but it makes a pretty big difference.
“There were some ideas for things that would change for the final race, and I’m talking about clickers, but in reality, the little things seem to make a lot of difference, so I think they made a lot of difference.
“We’re rolling to Donington now. Take what I think is reasonably good. Like I said, I was really mad at myself (Race 1 crash), but that’s part of the game.”
Iddon added that he feels he is making progress at least in understanding the ZX-10RR.
“I think I’m starting to understand bikes more,” he said.
“I think there are some things I can change to try and improve it. But rap-on rap, it’s anything, you learn.
“It doesn’t necessarily mean that makes me very fast, but I hope it improves consistency and stuff if possible.”
