Andrea Iannone is the only winner of the year at Ducati to date. And whatever happens, he will forever be the one who will have given back the taste of success to a brand weaned from victory since 2010 with a certain Casey Stoner. However, it was not him who was chosen to continue the adventure alongside Jorge Lorenzo, who was promised a new era among the reds. He will therefore go to Suzuki. Not sure he'll lose out.
Andrea Iannone will therefore be the Suzuki spearhead for the next two years. A perspective which opens onto the unknown since Jo the Maniac has not known anything in MotoGP other than Ducatis. Indeed, we can say that he was trained the hard way. A parameter taken into account by those who watch over him behind the scenes, Charles Pernat.
The latter, in Misano, at the microphone of Paddock GP said : " the Ducati has progressed a lot in recent years but it remains difficult to ride. We saw that it caused physical problems for its drivers at Silverstone. Suzuki made a handling motorcycle with an engine on the level of Honda and Yamaha. Viñales' victory is a good sign. Iannone likes “drivable” motorcycles and the Suzuki is like a small bicycle. When he was in Moto2, we could see what he did and Marc Márquez, about that time, says that Andrea was the most difficult opponent to fight then. Márquez has respect for Iannone. Andrea is strong in her head and has no doubts. When he has decided, he acts. I will say that going to Suzuki is a good thing for him. He will be able to regularly play the top 5 and the world championship ».
On his transfer to the blues and their GSX-RR, Iannone had declared: “ If I had wanted to stay at Ducati, I could have stayed. But there was no room for negotiation with them regarding changes to my contract. This is indicative of how you are viewed. At Suzuki, I really felt that they wanted me, that they wanted to involve me in their project, to put me at the center of it and that's what made the difference. I didn't feel that with Ducati ». Aleix Espargaro, current Suzuki rider had not felt that way with his current employer so much so that he signed for Aprilia. Andrea Iannone will have for the next two years a teammate namedalex rins.
