Andrea Iannone is heading into his second season in the Superbike World Championship. Riding a Ducati, one of the strongest bikes on the grid, he remains with Team GoEleven, now with a year of experience and competitive pace. But is winning the championship a set goal?
The Italian clarified to GPOne.com that he does not see the title as an objective, considering it unrealistic despite the natural desire of any rider to win:
– Is our ambition to fight for the title? I never said that. A rider always wants to win; otherwise, they wouldn’t even race, they would do something else in life. But you have to be realistic. In my opinion, we will start at more or less the same level, and what will be important is how we react, how well we make the most of our sessions, and how prepared we are for the first race.
Despite the preparations in testing, Iannone admitted that track time was insufficient: ‘We used our time worse than the others, and with these references, we cannot aspire to win a World Championship. However, in life, you should never take anything for granted. We are all starting from scratch, we have important goals, and we will try our best to improve compared to last year’.