Andrea Iannone reveals advice to Francesco Bagnaia: “I told him there was room to recover”
Bagnaia eventually overcame a 91-point deficit (the largest in MotoGP history) to pip reigning champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo on the final day and claim his maiden title.
But he crashed five times in 2022 and was involved in a drink driving in🍰cident while on holiday in Ibiza.
"In the summer I told Pecco that I was a bit surprised by some of his falls,” Iannone told La Gaz𒉰zetta dello Sport.
“But I also told him that there was room to recover. I was sure he woul♎d come back, I expected this return: it was quick and fresh. He was ꧃very good."
Bagnaia’s journey to becoming the first Italian to become MotoGP champion since 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valentino Rossi in 2009, and Ducati’s first premier class champion since 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Casey Stoner in 2007, included Iannone.
He might have claimed the accolades that were ultimately destined for🧸 Bagnaia had the stars aligned di♍fferently.
Iannone remains banned from MotoGP until late-2023 after serving a four-year doping ban - he has regularly claimed tﷺhat he will make a come🍌back, although a route back in may prove impossible.
"With Ducati we have taken great satisfaction and we have traced a viꩲrtuous path," he said of his four-year spell with the team from 2013-2016 which yielded a fifth-place finish in 2015.
"That bike was a bullet on the stra🃏ights, but it had problems on other 🍎tracks.
“From there began a brutal growth and always with a very futuristic technology. 🐈I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to see what♔ we could do together."
Iannone’s MotoGP journey ended after two seasons at Suzuki and one at Aprilia. He remains sidelined as Ducati and Bagnaia claim the glory that he ⛎once꧟ dreamed of.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American s❀ports, toꦏ football, to F1.
