"It would have more more sense to put the young Italian in, who has age on his side"
Iannone returns to MotoGP for the first time in five years this weekend in Malaysia, as a replacement for Fabio di Giannantonio in the VR46 team.Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inboxIt represents a remarkable return after his four-year doping ban that almost ended his motorcycle racing career.“He won’t be afraid of saying stuff, he’ll want to get stuck in to make an impression and prove people wrong.
“The argument was between him or Nicolo Bulega. It would have more more sense to put the young Italian in, who has age on his side and could move up to MotoGP. “But I’d rather watch Iannone, to see how he gets on. We’ve got plenty of fast young Italians in this paddock!”“We see things from a point of view outside of Italy.“People saw Iannone as a talented prospect, as we did. But the application perhaps wasn’t quite there.
“The silly things that happened over the times that he was in MotoGP. “The surgery that made him miss testing…Michael Laverty said: “The banned substance that we caught taking was not performance-enhancing as a motorcycle racer, it was for the mirror! To look good!”Hodgson replied: “Of course he’s had his opportunity. It’s more of a story, isn’t it? PR-wise they’ll get more with Iannone on the bike.
He ended the season eighth in the standings, after being a given a chance to return to racing after four years away.Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox
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