Andrea Iannone names five issues with his Ducati after troublesome Misano test
“The feeling with the 🌊bike is 🎶not good, we struggled in many areas."

Andrea Iannone is not pleased with the state of his Ducﷺati after the Misano WorldSB♎K test.
The ♛Go Eleven Ducati was overall ninth-fastest 📖after the two-day test in Italy.
H🍒e prioritised finding a different geometry for the V4-R on Thursday before a wet Friday scuppered plans.
H📖is team admitted the test was “mor🍨e complicated than expected”.
Iannone said: “The fee🌺ling with﷽ the bike is not good, we struggled in many areas.
“We had an idea after Assen to improve something. But this is a completely diffe🌺rent track so, at th𒈔is moment we struggle.
“In any case, we don’t give up and we alw🍷ays try to improve.”
Iannone detail🗹ed his struggles: “The braking point on entry. Also, the feeling with the tyres is not good.
“Enཧgine braking, traction, wheelieing, I have problems in many areas.
“But we’ll try to improve at hoℱmeꦆ. We’ll see the data better.
“In t෴he slow corn𒆙ers, the feeling with the front is not good, so it is difficult to stop the bike.
“For us, turning is difficult. But this is normal. I’ll go to Mugell🐷o [Saturday], but only for one day. We 🐈will see.”
Iannone added: “We had some difficulties during thes🅘e tests, the feeling with the bike wasn’t very positive, but they are only tests and allow us to try different set-up solutions and more.
“When we return we will analyse the data collected to be ready to race🔯, more prepared and certainly motivated to give my best.
“The fast ꦑ♔corners weren’t bad, it was difficult to manage the slow ones because the bike had difficulty in breaking.
“[Thursday’s] l♉ap times weren’t too farꦐ, but there is certainly room for improvement.
“There will be a round in Misano in two weeks and, it’s an Italian race, I want to fight for the top🅺 positions, we wᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚill try to do our best.”
Iannone must decide where to ride in 2025.
"After Misano, I start to dec𒀰ide for the future," he said. ꦦ;
"For sure, I have some options, but we will see. I have my targets, but in any case, it’s difficult ꦚto decide at this 🌃moment.”
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