Spanish GP – Iannone (3rd): "Next time, we will ignore the others!"
The MotoGP Spanish GP marks the return to favor of Andrea Iannone, who signs her second consecutive podium in Jerez on her Suzuki GSX-RR. Although delighted, the Italian driver is aware of having benefited from the racing circumstances and regrets a choice of rear tire modeled on his grid neighbors… Debriefing.
Andrea Iannone, Suzuki (7th in qualifying and 3rd in race): "Today we were lucky … unfortunately to the detriment of Dani, Jorge and Dovi. During practice we rode with a midrange at the back and we had a very good pace. But we finally got our bearings. towards a hard tire, because most of the riders had made this choice on the grid ".
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"I think it was not a very good decision: the whole race I struggled with the acceleration and had a lot of slippage. With the medium tire I’m sure we would have fought in front. . But too bad that will serve as a lesson to us: the next time, we will not take into account the others! "
"In the last four laps, Danilo (Petrucci, from the Ducati-Pramac team, editor’s note) was very fast and very strong on re-acceleration. It was very complicated, but he made a small mistake on turn 2. C ‘was a great battle! In any case, we are happy because I have my second consecutive podium. I hope that we can continue like this at Le Mans ".
Site analysis: Did Andrea Iannone feel the wind of the cannonball brush against his helmet? Since Lorenzo is tipped to take his place at Suzuki, "Maniac Joe" seems to be rising from the ashes on the GSX-RR, signing two consecutive podiums at Austin and then Jerez for the first time in his MotoGP career. !
As during the, the native of Vasto (Italy) showed himself in the game from the first practice session, even if he will finally sign only 7th time in qualifying. Iannone finally seems to put his trust in the front axle of his motorcycle, whose lack of stability under braking has been a concern since his first turns on the Suzuki at the end of 2016..
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In the race, the n ° 29 engaged in a tough battle against the Ducati 2018 of Danilo Petrucci, which he finally managed to beat on the wire by 4 tenths on the finish line. However, the protege of Calo Pernat is not entirely satisfied with his Andalusian weekend…
His first disappointment stems from his ill-advised choice to change the rear tire just before the start: "the whole race was good, even if I regret not having used the medium rear tire", estimates the official Suzuki rider who had nevertheless validated the intermediate solution during its tests. But the fear of not going the distance eventually led him to a harder rubber, like the "buddies" on the grid … Bad pickaxe !
Second regret: his substantial delay over the leading men, around 8 seconds over the winner Marc Marquez and 5 seconds over the second, Johann Zarco. This gap is too high, knowing that the race was contested in good conditions: "I’m not happy with third position, I want to reduce the gap with the best pilots", railed Iannone on arrival.
"I want to close the gap with the best drivers"
Because Andrea Iannone is perfectly aware that his presence is largely due to the mistakes made in front of him: without the blunder of Cal Cructhlow in the 8th lap, then the triple crash Dovizioso, Lorenzo and Pedrosa "in the 18th lap, the Suzuki rider would have finished around 8th place. Far from the podium, so…
However, the n ° 29 has no reason to shy away from its pleasure: all its pursuers – as well as Zarco – took advantage of the "mess" between the Honda and the official Ducatis! In addition, Iannone goes back to fourth place in the provisional: he is only 3 points behind Viñales (47 against 50) and has a head start on Dovizioso (46) !
After four races, it still takes a little more than "luck" to be in such a position in the standings ahead of cracks like Rossi (6th), Crutchlow (7th) and Pedrosa (11th)! Obviously, the "Iannone-Suzuki" duo is progressing in the right direction, even if the regulatory advantages currently granted to the GSX-RRs make things easier..
The enthusiasm of the Hamamatsu clan is nevertheless showered by the second successive fall of Alex Rins (above), whose performances make the yo-yo: fall in Qatar, 3rd in Argentina, then fall in Texas and Andalusia. . Three falls in four GPs: too much for the young Spanish rider, perhaps a bit quickly erected as the new Suzuki spearhead…
Suzuki consoles himself by noting that his GSX-RR climbed on the podium for the third time in a row: with Rins in Argentina, then with Iannone in Austin and Jerez. Unheard of since 2008: Chris Vermeulen then signed two consecutive third places in Germany and then in the United States on the GSV-RR (with V4 engine), before being imitated in the next race by his teammate Loris Capirossi in the Czech Republic.
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