If this start of the MotoGP season has revealed some refreshing surprises which have put, or put back, certain careers on the right track, others must be patient. This is thus the case of Lorenzo at Honda or zarco at KTM. But it is also the situation of a Iannone at Aprilia. The Italian was a Ducati rider, who leads the championship, and Suzuki, the latest Grand Prix winner. So he’s been in some good places, but here he is now with an RS-GP…
A position as a team memberAleix Espargaró which is very similar to that of the last chance. Because his journey has the air of missed opportunities in view of the stables alongside him. The escapades of his private life have served Joe the Maniac as much as his absences on the track. But when everything is aligned, he knows how to be fast. And he's a Grand Prix winner.
The fact remains that between an Aprilia project in search of a new lease of life and a pilot in search of a renewal, there could only have been a meeting. A community of destiny thus depicted by Iannone : " I think Aprilia needed me and I needed Aprilia. They give me a lot of attention and I feel comfortable despite the results ". The latter, in fact, can even be worrying, like those brought back from Argentina, which could not be worse, since they are synonymous with last place in qualifying and in the race...
But the protégé of Charles Pernat don't worry: you might have thought I would be in a bad mood after the terrible Termas race, but I am happy and peaceful Says Iannone on GP One. " I am calm because I know the problems we encountered. A lot of it can be explained by the inexperience of my team. In MotoGP there is so much to understand to manage all aspects. A modification of the swingarm, for example, requires further modifications to the electronics. We have to keep everything under control ».
At the moment, Iannone is divided between the role of pilot and test pilot. “ I try to do both. Our main problem in the race is that we also have to work on developing the bike. If we want to progress, we must make intense use of all the time we have, including during the race weekend. If we were closer to the best, we could do different work. But our current situation allows us to take more risks ».
After three Grands Prix, Iannone scored the points of the 14e then 12th place in Qatar and Austin, while regretting a last position in Argentina. He is 18e in the general classification with 6 points while his teammate Aleix Espargaró, better experienced in RS-GP is 13e of the same hierarchy with 13 units.
