Aprilia Racing boss Mas💫simo Rivola says he is 'baffled' by the ban handed to factory ꦜMotoGP star Andrea Iannone.

Iannone has been given an 18-month 'suspension' by the FI💙M after testing positive for a steroid at last November's Malaysian Grand Prix.

The ban runs from December 17, 2019 until June 16, 2021 meaning the Italian would miss all of this year's disrupted races plus win🌌ter testing a🐽nd the opening rounds of next year.

But Rivola insists Iannone should h♌ave been acquitted since judges accepted the steroid had been consumed 🐷accidentally through contaminated meat.

"The sentence leaves us baffled because of the penalty levied against Andrea, but also ve🅠ry satisfied in its motivations," Rivola said. "The judges recognised Andrea’s complete good faith and unawareness of assuming the substance, confirming the food contamination argument.

"For this reason, the penalty imposed does not make ℱany sense.

"In light of the motivations written by the judges themselves, Andrea should have 𝓀been acquitted, as has always occurred to other contaminated athletes, but this situation leav꧃es us a lot of hope for the appeal which we hope will be very quick.

: "Seeing my ♔innocence [the accidental consumption through fo﷽od contamination] recognised is a victory. It could have been much worse. Even if we lost the same, given the 18-month sentence...

"This is the first case of suspension for food contamination. None of us know for sure what we eat. There is an inconsistenc♉y between the regulations and real life. The goal now is to get back on the bike as quickly as possible."

The reaction of Rivola and Iannone all but confirms an appeal will be made to th🧸e Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

The 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:FIM statement announci✅ng Iannone's ban🅺 did not comment on how the drug had been ingested.

Likeဣ most riders, Iannone is out 🌜of contract at the end of this season.