Andrea Iannone suspects, these next two years in MotoGP will determine the rest of his career. He was an official Ducati and Suzuki rider and these two factories did not retain him at the end of his lease. Managed by a Charles Pernat to whom he shows all the colors by leading a very public private life, he found refuge with Aprilia. Where he will have to show himself in his best light. For the moment, he is making his mark but his reputation sticks very close to him…
First, there is RS-GP. His preliminaries with them were delayed by a cosmetic operation which diminished him during the Sepang tests. During this time, Aleix Espargaró did the job in the development while Bradley Smith was doing his job as a test pilot, while being ready to jump at the slightest opportunity to replace Joe the Maniac.
Then came the Qatar Grand Prix. Where the Italian put in a decent performance. With points, but without bringing the bike back to the box. Because in the deceleration lap, he fell... You have to have strong nerves when you are the boss of Iannone... " After the finish I lost the front of the bike. The tire temperature had completely dropped and I fell. Fortunately it was after the race » commented the teammateAleix Espargaro brought back to the stand by John Zarco and his KTM.
He added : " for our first race it was a good result, especially considering what happened in the first corner. I had contact with Morbidelli and lost my fins. The bike therefore did not have good balance. However, we worked very well all weekend. We improved step by step. I really have great people with me, thank you. The group is strong. We have very clear ideas to improve the situation. I think it's a really good start for us ».
The next MotoGP event will take place in Argentina at the end of March and Iannone is confident: “ in the past I remember that Espargaró in Argentina was always fast. I hope that this year I can stay very close to the first drivers. In any case, our priority is to improve the bike race by race. I'm not going to win the race or fight for the podium right now ».
That being said, Iannone remains Joe the Maniac. In Italy, he is also followed for his conquests. Belen Rodiguez party, he did not remain inactive. He is believed to have an affair with the Frenchwoman Audrey Bouetté. But he himself admitted another center of interest... To a radio commentator who asked him for advice on how to be efficient on his moped, he replied that he would gladly give some riding secrets if he arranged a meeting you with his colleague Diletta Leotta. Chase away the natural…
