ED RENDELL made it 11 podium finishes from 11 rounds despite enduring a different kind of Motul Motostar 125GP race than he is used to at Silverstone this weekend.
The 23-year-old crashed out of qualifying in wet conditions and was forced to start the race at the back of the 33-strong grid.
But the Chelmsford rider was unperturbed by his starting position and moved through the field to finish third.
He said: "It made it a little exciting.
"We had a wet qualifying and I only managed to complete two laps that weren't timed so, because of that, I had to start at the back of the grid.
"It made it a bit interesting, but it wasn't as stressful because we had already wrapped up the championship.
"But, to be honest, I actually quite enjoyed it to come through the field.
"I'm not sure what I was expecting but I just went for it and after the first lap I was up to about ninth place."
With Rendell having already won the title, the action moves on to Brands Hatch on October 17-19.
And the speedster has a big decision to make – either choosing to stay on his current bike and going for 12 podiums, or stepping up to the more powerful Moto 3 bike as a tester for next season. He added: "It would be nice to finish on the 125cc bike and try and finish with 12 out of 12 podiums.
"Although it could be an opportunity to give the Moto 3 bike a run out to think about next year as well. I am not sure if 12 out of 12 podium finishes has ever been done.
"But we have got to decide what we want to do this week and then we will take it from there."
