On February 4, Andrea Iannone appeared before his judges to present his defense in the doping case where he is accused of having used prohibited substances. A 04:00 a.m. hearing whose proceedings are starting to leak in Italy. And it doesn't seem to smell good. While we thought that everything was happening quietly and calmly, it appears that the debates were heated. The pilot's lawyer is now asking the prosecution's lawyer, which is never a good sign...
Public chat GP One and on the site Sportfair, details of the audienceAndrea Iannone in front, there END for his doping affair are revealed and they reveal a disappointment like a certain anger ofAntonio De Rensis, pilot's lawyer Aprilia. A bad mood towards the prosecution represented by the Czech lawyer Jan Stovicek.
The latter is not only a lawyer but also a member of the board of directors of the International Federation of Motorcyclists, president of the Czech federation, as well as, through his law firm, agent of certain riders, including Filip Salac, for which he managed the agreement with the team of snipers to run in Moto3.
According to the representative ofAndrea Iannone, the Czech “ presented himself alone, without experts or consultants despite a hyper-technical subject " said De Rensis. We brought a very experienced chemist, Professor Alberto Salomone, and reports written by two renowned experts. He limited himself to showing twenty photos of Andrea in underwear, claiming that they clearly demonstrated the use of drostanolone for cosmetic purposes. »
Stovicek would also have “ verbally attacked our expert before opposing the acquisition of the report with hair analysis. » The International Disciplinary Court, however, did not accept his opposition, but gave him 5 days to respond. “ Andrea calls for a fair trial. We want tests to be evaluated with care and respect. The hair test shows he is not a steroid taker and the food contamination theory needs to be carefully evaluated, not erased in two seconds as the prosecution did »continued the lawyer.
The prosecutor will have 5 days to respond to the defense theory, which will then have the same deadline. The Court may then decide to convene another hearing or to rule directly. In case of guilt, Iannone can appeal to the CAS (Sports Arbitration Court) but in this case the appeal deadlines would be very long and should certainly mean a missed start to the season for Iannone.
As for Aprilia, we thus comment on the situation through Massimo rivola : " We miss him, because the bike was made on his instructions. The driver brought scientific tests while the FIM responded with Instagram photos. " Atmosphere…
