The World Superbike season started with a podium in Phillip Island for Andrea Iannone. A result he managed to repeat in Barcelona, but not in Assen last weekend.
A rookie in the championship, the Team GoEleven rider has shown himself capable of fighting at the front. The truth is, however, he is not yet able to challenge for the win.
The Italian emphasized to the GPOne.com website that he needs more support from Ducati in order to go further, but in any case, he showed confidence in his own abilities:
‘I need something more and Ducati knows that. I spoke with [Claudio] Domenicali, [Gigi] Dall’Igna and [Marco] Zambenedetti to explain my situation. At the moment, I lack that last detail that can make the difference. I have the knowledge inside of where I am and what I can give. If I were fighting for 15th place, I would have retired or given my bike to a younger man, but that’s not the case.’
However, Iannone is not resorting to data from other Ducati riders, and explained the reason: ‘Nicolò Bulega has a completely different style from mine. To date, my style is closer to Álvaro [Bautista]’s, but he had a different setup than mine, as he weighs 20kg less. Our styles are more or less similar, because it comes from MotoGP, but there are different aspects.’
