After Andrea Iannone had climbed the ranks of the 125ccm and Moto2 Grand Prix classes, Andrea Iannone joined the Pramac Ducati MotoGP team for the 2013 season. In 2015, the “Maniac” acquired a factory headquarters at Ducati before splitting up in 2017 for Suzuki Ecstar. Two years later, in 2019, Iannone jumped up again and landed on the evolving Aprilia Racing Team Gresini outfit. Unfortunately, number 29’s time at the Noale factory was short-lived.
On November 3, 2019, Iannone tested positive for the steroid drostanolone at the Malaysian Grand Prix. After the positive test, the FIM retroactively disqualified the Italian driver from the last two races of the 2019 season and imposed an 18-month ban in March 2020. Unfortunately, Iannone appealed the decision to no avail and received a four-year ban in the Arbitration Court for Sports (CAS) for violating World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regulations.
After the racing ban, the former Aprilia driver has more time than ever. Of course, however, he is busy enrolling in the Italian television competition Dancing with the Stars.
“He didn’t want to be one of us,” revealed Italy’s Dancing with the Stars presenter Milly Carlucci. “It took a while to convince him because he was afraid of making a bad impression. He kept telling me that he was afraid of dancing in the spotlight. “
Despite Iannone’s initial reluctance, he is fully committed to the new venture. The former MotoGP rider even took to Instagram to unveil his 2021 coach Lucrezia Lando with the caption, “She won last year and this year she wants to do it again … I’m in trouble !!!”
Iannone may have his job for him, but he accepts the challenge with enthusiasm and also posts several stories on his Instagram account. From dancing with the Aprilia RS-GP to dancing with Lando on national TV, we’re excited to see Iannone return to the competition for the first time in a long time.