The circuit is a particular favorite of Andrea Iannone, who made it to the top step on the podium twice with the Moto2 class, in 2010 and 2012, while the last victory by a motorcycle from the Ducati stables dates back to 2009 with Casey Stoner.
Andrea spent his week off dedicating himself to getting back into physical shape after the contemporaneous hardships of an operation to his forearm and a fall he took at the Jerez Circuit.
Following the French race, which was important in order to understand the consequences of his injuries and the reaction of his muscle, the Italian rider and his team are coming to the circuit determined to find a setup good enough to make him a contender in the home race.
Andrea Iannone – Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Team
“I'm ready for our home track. I’d like to find my setting in time to be fast starting with the first practice session tomorrow, and we’ll work with this goal in mind. During these days, I trained myself to recover strength in the arm; my knee is healing, and I hope it won’t be too painful, since we also removed the stitches from my arm and knee. This is a track that I like. I’ve had a lot of success here in the past few years in Moto2, and it’s really a great experience to be on the podium. Maybe that’s not yet our goal, but I definitely want to have a good race. I will also have a new helmet for this race that shows my ‘misadventures’ starting from the beginning of my MotoGP World Championship.”
