It is not only the sporting future of Andrea Iannone that will be decided on October 15, 2020. As he himself has repeated, it is downright the course of his life that will be determined at the end of this THURSDAY. It is in fact now that the Tas will rule on its appeal regarding the sanction for positive doping control. He may come out clean or he may see his career end with an aggravated suspension of 18 months to several years...
The Tas hearing is underway in Lausanne. Andrea Iannone was suspended 18 months after being found positive for drostanolone following a doping test carried out at the 2019 Malaysian Grand Prix. The suspension was decided despite food contamination being recognized.
As Sky Sport reports, the hearing is divided into three phases: in the morning the trial focuses on the contaminated meat, in the afternoon on the examination of the hair, and only then does the examination is planned for Andrea Iannone which can be consulted by the parties. The day will end with final declarations, after which the referees will meet in chambers.
For the pilot Aprilia, there are three different scenarios. This goes from acquittal, to confirmation of the 18 month suspension, up to the maximum sentence: the 4 years required by Wada, the anti-doping agency...
