Iannone to undergo tests on his forearm next week
Andrea Iannone says he will undergo further evaluation on his forearm after this weekend's MotoGP race at Misano, as initial tests this week were inconclusive.
Andrea Iannone, Ducati Team
Ducati Corse
The Ducati rider retired from last weekend's Silverstone race while fighting for second, suffering a crash that he said was partly caused by severe pain in his forearm.
On Wednesday, Iannone visited Clinica Mobile chief Dr. Michele Zasa in Parma, and while inflammation was found in his forearm, the results did not fully reveal the extent of his injury.
"Yesterday I was in a clinic in Parma, and I made some inquiries with Dr. Zasa," explained Iannone.
"We found a strong inflammation, but my arm is still in place and I can use my muscle, so it's a little hard to understand the situation."
"We see the inflammation, but we'll see how things go on track tomorrow."
Iannone said he will return to Parma next week for further evaluation, and to prepare for the final five races of the season.
"From Tuesday I will be in Parma, because we expect tracks like Aragon, Motegi and Sepang will be hard on my arm," added Iannone.
"So it's important to understand my situation next week."
Dovizioso says arm pain no issue
Meanwhile, Iannone's works Ducati teammate Andrea Dovizioso, who also had forearm problems during the Silverstone race, said he is confident the issue will not return at Misano.
"There are some very difficult tracks in the championship," said Dovizioso. "One of them is Silverstone, and it [the forearm pain] happened.
"But it is just about how we have to ride the bike, and I don't think we will have a problem here, like we didn't have a problem anywhere else.
"What happened at Silverstone, it's a coincidence of how me and Iannone have to ride the bike. It's about the difficult way to try to do that laptime."
Additional reporting by Matteo Nugnes
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