The news was broken by Ducati Corse General Manager Gigi Dall’inga, who claimed Iannone will be a🔯board one of their satellite machines. 

Andrea was an important rider for Ducati,” said Dall’igna when speaking to WorldSBK.com. “When I joined Ducati the first victory that we had was with him in Aus꧙tria 2016. 

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“I remember very well that he tried to do the best every time and this is something I have to r💧espect. I have to respect him and I’m really happy that he will again join one of our satellite teams. I would like to s💖ay good luck to him for his comeback.”

It remains to be seen which satellite team Iannone will compete for, although 𒊎the GoEleven seems to be the obvious answer.

Danilo Petrucci confirmed that he’s in talks to remain with Barni Ducati, while Axel Bassani is also set to stay put with Mot🅷ocorsa.

The other satellite Ducati team, which is new for 2024, sees Sam Lowes and Marc VD🅘S transfer over from Moto2.

Iannone has yet to jump aboard a Superbike-spec Panigale V4 R, and although that ౠwill change once an official announcement about his future is made, Dall’igna is unclear as to when that will be.

Dall’igna added: “Honestly, I don’t k🍃now the real situation and when he can try the racing bike for the first time. I don’t want to ta🌳lk about that. 

“For sure, he needs some time to come back to his full potential but he has a lot of talent and a big heart. I eꦏxpected that in 2024 he will get some good results.” 

If Iannone does sign for GoEleven then it wil𓆏l mean Philipp Oettl becom𝓀es the rider on the way out of Ducati.