After the three days of testing at Sepang, and before experiencing three new days of testing on the Buriram track, the MotoGP protagonists seem to agree on at least one subject: 2018 will be a tight season. Perhaps even the most contested championship in history. An opinion formulated by a Andrea Iannone who swears that everyone will have a chance. Private included!
Andrea Iannone is one of its riders who, in 2018, will have to forget the disappointment of 2017. After returning to Malaysia, he did not make any sparks on the handlebars of a new Suzuki which seems stubborn in repeating the pitfalls from the previous opus, which disturbed Joe the Maniac. Particularly during hard braking phases.
Thirteenth in the assessment and reading the final timesheet which puts him 0.785s behind a Lorenzo author of a new Sepang track record, the Italian was even ahead of his teammate by 0.267s alex rins, sixth. But Iannone assures that the truth lies elsewhere, especially in view of the very indecisive campaign that lies ahead... " Many drivers proved to be fast. Everyone is really close, whether it's the factory drivers or the satellite teams. Several have a good opportunity to play up front. It's very close, it will be the most competitive championship in history and we will do our best to be in front ».
The Italian even has his idea of the scenario that awaits us: “ I think we will only know who the favorite is after four or five races. It is only from there that we will know the level of each person. The first part of the season is always special. The test drivers are fast at first, then afterwards we see the reality of things ". An approach that holds true if we remember the course of 2017: five different winners during the first eight Grands Prix, then a sharing of the cake between Márquez et Dovizioso who fought for the crown until the last test…
