Andrea Iannone provides truth about MotoGP return after battling Pecco Bagnaia
Andrea Iannone shone against MotoGP riders in the Racꦚ꧅e of Champions
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Iannone delivered an eye-catching performance in th🌠e Ducati Lenovo Race of Champions.
He put his bike on pole position on Friday before battling tooth-and-nail for 🤡much of the 10-lap race on Sat🉐urday, only to lose out to winner Pecco Bagnaia.
Bagnaia overtook Iannone on the first lap but speꦦnt most of the race fending him off, before finally🤪 pulling clear in the latter stages.
For Iannone the showpi𓂃ece event at World Ducati Week ꧂offered a return to scrapping with the top riders in the world - and proof he remains capable.
The Lenovo Race of Champions united 15 riders from MotoGP, World Superbike🌳s and British Superbikes to race with the new Ducati Panigale V4.
“I don't think🐈 ma꧅ny expected this result from me,” he was quoted by .
“But I'm hap♓py both to be on the podium and with the feeling I felt on the bike꧟.
“Pecco managed everything perfectly: I was behin𒁃d him for the ent🍸ire race and it wasn't easy to think of an attack.
“However, I am happy with my performance, I am back racing with the best in the world after a long time𒐪.
“With street bikes everything is simpler.
“Pecco is proof that perfect team chemistry is needed to💖 win in MotoG♋P.”
Iannone ended a four-year dopi☂ng bཧan from motorcycle racing this year.
Ag🦋ed 34, he joined Go Eleven Ducati in World Super෴bikes where he has shown glimpses of his talent.
Notably𝓰 at Phillip Is🌱land, Iannone claimed an unexpected podium.
He has been linked, at various🌌 stages of this year, with a stunning comeback to MotoGP but now admits those rumours are unlikely to bear fruit.
“I haven't ridden🧔 in MotoGP sinc♊e 2019 and the bikes have changed a lot,” he said.
“Never say n༺ever to a return to MotoGP, but at the moment I don't think it's a realistic option.
“I want to get the most in World Superbikes.”
Iannone is a contender to replace Alvaro Bautista (who finished 12th in the Lenovo Race of Champions) at the WSBK Aruba.it Ducati team next seaꦜson, if the rಞeigning champion opts to retire.
James was🦂 a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
