In one week, Andrea Iannone experienced hot and cold with her Aprilia. And it had nothing to do with the weather. Indeed, the heat was felt on a windy Phillip Island track for an Australian Grand Prix which he even led stealthily with his RS-GP. While the cold was endured in the torpor of a Sepang track which hosted a Malaysian Grand Prix which ended badly. But Joe the Maniac reassures his employer: when his motorcycle works, he will be there...
Part 17e of his Malaysian Grand Prix, Andrea Iannone did not have the joy of seeing the finish at Sepang when he could envisage grabbing a few points. A service that the teammate of a Aleix Espargaró who finished thirteenth in the same meeting still has difficulty analyzing: “ it was a strange ride », declares in fact Iannone. " I didn't do badly, but my speed was slow and I didn't stay in the wake of the other riders for long. But things have not improved. The temperatures started to rise, including the front wheel, and I struggled, then crashed. We have to work but I am calm, I will be ready when we can take an important step forward. »
Note that Andrea Iannone joins his colleagues who saw their race change completely from the moment they found themselves packed in the peloton. In this case, the temperature of the front tire rose excessively, sealing their fate. A situation particularly suffered by fabio quartararo who thus paid dearly for his failed flight...
