Andrea Iannone: ‘I’m a little bit stiff, in MotoGP I was fighting a lot’

Andrea Iannon꧋e admits he’s not completely happy with his results at the WorldSBK season-opener desp🤡ite calling it ‘the best comeback possible.

Andrea Iannone, race 2, Australian WorldSBK, 25 February
Andrea Iannone, race 2, Australian WorldSBK, 25 February

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Andrea Iannone was one of the standouts from the Phillip Island WorldSBK round, as he claimed a podium in his first race.

Iannone was third 💎behind Nicolo Bulega and Andrea Locatelli in Race 1, before claiming P4 in Race 2.

The S🅷uperpole Race was the only blemish on Iannone’s record as he dropped from second to 14th following an issue with ꦐhis handlebar.

But despite starting out of position for Race 2 and꧂ an early red flag throwing the race into another sprint-sꦬtyle race, Iannone bounced back with a brilliant performance.

Arguably the quickest rid𝔍er during the early stages, Iannone moved up from 14th into the podium spots.

But after changing t🐼yres for the restart, the former MotoGP rider’s pace was not quite as strong although he was still contending for a podium finish with Danilo🦩 Petrucci.

Discussing hi🐟s comeback, Iannone said: “On o💎ne hand, I’m angry because I made two mistakes, and I lost the race. In any case, it’s the best comeback possible.

“When I started and rode in first position for many laps, it was incredible. I’m not co🦩mpletely happy.

“It’s my first race after four years and I was first, the feeling anওd everything was good. I’m a little bit stiff; I’m not at 100% and how I want to be.

“I think, in the past, when I was in MotoGP I was fighting a💟 lot, but it’s a long time. I had a problem wi💞th the setting on engine braking.

“I remained with the maximum e🦂ngine brake, and I wanted to reduce it. It wꦚas impossible to switch. I would have signed if you told me I'd finish P3 and P4; it's unbelievable.

“But wh🍸en you have a feeli🍰ng that you could do a better result... this weekend was strange, something happened in every moment.”

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