WorldSBK: Danilo Petrucci adds fuel to the fire by saying he expects Andrea Iannone ‘to be back’
While never teammates in MotoGP, Petru𒐪cci and Iannone competed together at Ducati during the 2015 and 2016 seasons.&nbsꦓp;
Lining up alongside 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Andrea Dovizioso at the factory team for both seasons was Iannone, while Petrucci was teammate to Yonny Hernandez at Octo Pramac Ducati, before 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Scott Redding joined him for the 2016 campaign.
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Iannone then switched to the factory Suzuki team after 🌜falling out with Ducati, while Petrucci remained at Pramac for a further two seasons before getting𝓡 his dream move to the factory team.
Iannone’s last appearance in MotoGP came at the Valencian Grand Prix in 2019, however, after being found guilty of breaking anܫ anti-doping rule, the Italian was disqualified from that and the Malaysian Grand Prix.
The Italian has since been out of racing actionꦕ since 2020 due to ꦕa four-year ban that was imposed on him.
But w♚ith his ban coming to an end after the 2023 season, Iannone can therefore return to professional racing as a move to WorldSBK has been touted.
whether he’s seen the recent private tests conducted by Iannone, one of which saw him swap Aprilia machinery for a V4 Ducati alongside Michele Pirro, Petrucci added: "Sure, I saw it! I think he’s coming back."Petrucci compares riding style more to WorldSBK champion Bautista than Redding
After two seasons with Scott Redding in the factory team, Aruba.it Ducati elected to bring back 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alvaro Bautista for 2022 and it proved to be the right call as he went on to win his💞 fi🐬rst title.
Very different in terms of height, weight and overall ridin🌃g style, Bautista managed to get more performance out of his ༒Panigale V4 R compared to the former BSB champion.
And when looking at the ꦍphysical stature of Petrucci, comparisons could be made to Redding, however, the WorldSBK roo🦩kie believes his riding style is more aligned with that of Bautista.
"In terms ofꦡ riding, Scott and Alvaro are different," said Petrucci. "Scott needed a short, soft🅺 bike, while Alvaro needed a hard Panigale.
"As far as my riding sty♋le, I need more supꦿport when braking and therefore I follow Bautista’s path more than Redding’s."
Petruc꧋ci aꩵlso confirmed that he would like to remain in WorldSBK beyond the 2023 season and not make it a case of one-and-done, like in MotoAmerica last year.
Thꦚe Italian said: "I wou♓ld like to stay here and I would like to win a race. I don’t think it will be a hit and run."
