WorldSBK: Danilo Petrucci adds fuel to the fire by saying he expects Andrea Iannone ‘to be back’
While never 🌱teammates in MotoGP, Petrucci and Ia💛nnone competed together at Ducati during the 2015 and 2016 seasons.
Lining up alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Dovizioso at the factory team for both seasons was Iannone, while Petrucci was teammate to Yonny Hernandez at Octo Pramac Ducati, before 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Scott Redding joined him for the 2016 campaign.
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Iannone then switched to the factory Suzuki team after falling out witജh Ducati, while Petrucci remained at Pramac for a further two seasons before getting his dream move to the factory team.
Iannone’s last appearance in MotoGP came at the Valencian Grand Prix in 2019, however, after being found guilty of breaking an anti-doping rule, the Italian was disqual🐈ified from that and the Malaysian Grand Prix.&nb🐼sp;
The Italian has since ♏been out of racin🦋g action since 2020 due to a four-year ban that was imposed on him.
But with his ban coming to an end after the 2023 season, Iannone can there♋fore return to professional racing as a move to WorldSBK has been touted.
whether he’s seen the recent private tests conducted by Iannone, one of which saw him swap Aprilia machinery for a V4 Ducati alongside Michele Pirro, Petrucci added: "Sure, I saw it! I think he’s coming back."Petrucci compares riding style more to WorldSBK champion Bautista than Redding
After two seasons with Scott Redding in the factory team, Aruba.it Ducati elected to bring back 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista for 2022 and it proved to be the right call as he went on to win his first t🀅itle.
Very different in terms of height, weight and overall riding styl♐e, Bautista managed to get more performance out of his Panigale V4 R compared to the former BSB champion.
And when looking at the physical stature of Petrucci♈, comparisons could be made to Redding, however, the 𝔉WorldSBK rookie believes his riding style is more aligned with that of Bautista.
"In terms of riding, Scott and Alvaro are 🐷different," said Petrucci. "Scott needed a short, soft bike, while Alvaro needed a hard Panigale.
"As far as my riding style, I need more support when braking and therefore I follow Bautista’s ꦡpath 💮more than Redding’s."
Petrucci also confirmed that he would like to remain in𝓀 WorldSBK beyond the 2𝓡023 season and not make it a case of one-and-done, like in MotoAmerica last year.
The Italian sa෴id: "I would like to stay here and I would like to win a race. I don’t t𝐆hink it will be a hit and run."
