Fracture a 'nasty surprise' for Iannone
Andrea Iannone received a 'nasty surprise' just days before his and the Ducati team's home MotoGP round at Mugello.
Iannone was diagnosed with a dislocated shoulder after falling in a private test at the circuit just before Le Mans, where he braved the pain to claim fifth place in the French race.
But an MRI scan yesterday also revealed a hairline fracture at the tip of his humerus bone.
"For sure on Sunday I will race at Mugello but it's going to be difficult for me to be 100% fit," Iannone admitted. "A couple of days ago I stopped taking pain-killers and yesterday I did an MRI scan. Unfortunately they found a hairline fracture at the tip of my funny bone, and to be sincere that was a bit of a nasty surprise.
"The swelling still causes me a lot of pain and I am continuing to do laser therapy in an attempt to get it to go down as soon as possible. In any case, I'll have to grit my teeth like I did at Le Mans, because it's far too important for me and for Ducati to have a good race in front of the Mugello fans."
Iannone, who took his first MotoGP podium on his factory Ducati debut in Qatar, is fifth in the world championship.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
