Andrea Iannone shone against MotoGP riders in the Race of Champions
He put his bike on pole position on Friday before battling tooth-and-nail for much of the 10-lap race on Saturday, only to lose out to winner Pecco Bagnaia.
Bagnaia overtook Iannone on the first lap but spent most of the race fending him off, before finally pulling clear in the latter stages. For Iannone the showpiece event at World Ducati Week offered a return to scrapping with the top riders in the world - and proof he remains capable., World Superbikes and British Superbikes to race with the new Ducati Panigale V4.“But I'm happy both to be on the podium and with the feeling I felt on the bike.
“Pecco managed everything perfectly: I was behind him for the entire race and it wasn't easy to think of an attack. “However, I am happy with my performance, I am back racing with the best in the world after a long time.“Pecco is proof that perfect team chemistry is needed to win in MotoGP.”Aged 34, he joined Go Eleven Ducati in World Superbikes where he has shown glimpses of his talent.He has been linked, at various stages of this year, with a stunning comeback to MotoGP but now admits those rumours are unlikely to bear fruit.
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