Sixth row and sixteenth time for Andrea Iannone during the second day at Assen. Barely better than his teammate who is still recovering and a beginner, only one place and a tenth of a second behind.
The situation is currently difficult for Suzuki's top rider, and if he is living a perfect love story with his sweetheart, it is not the same with his employers. The two are perhaps linked…
But the observation is there: a good rider, a good bike, but the whole thing doesn't work!
Journalists from GPone went to collect the Italian driver's comments at the end of the qualifying session. They were not disappointed...
Andrea Iannone : “Even in the wet we have the same problems we have in the dry, so there's not much we can do. We are suffering. I tried as hard as I could, but the situation is what it is, and I am well aware of that. All I can do is continue to work, as I have been doing since the start of the season, in the hope of getting over this soon.
Mistakes aside, last year I had a fantastic season with incredible results. I think I'm very fit and frustrated at the same time, because I can't express my potential. Every day I work hard, I give 100% and I give instructions to the engineers. I have to be patient.
I hope that some improvements will be provided by Suzuki, even before Brno, but to be honest I don't know. I'm struggling but I won't give up. I'm not demotivated. On the contrary, I have more and more desire for the race and I have come back in a positive way. I know that I am a driver who can fight with the leaders. I'm doing my job, which is to lead, not to solve problems. My role is to pilot the bike; the rest must be done by those around me. I am not disappointed with the choice I made, and I will never go back. I didn't inherit a winning bike from the previous year. I have always had to work hard to improve it and I will continue to do so, for myself and for Suzuki. »
Suzuki will bring new parts to Brno while Davide Brivio said Andrea Iannone was not running at 100%.
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