Andrea Iannone revels in Jonathan Rea Aragon WorldSBK battle: “He made a step”

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Aragon WorldSBK Race 2 noticed the unfamiliar battle of Andrea Iannone and Jonathan Rea, one the Italian clearly loved.

Iannone had been outdoors of battle for the highest positions since he was on the rostrum at Phillip Island in February, however was again on higher type at Aragon, the circuit he took his first World Superbike win at in 2024.

The Go Eleven Ducati rider was in a position to take two fourth locations on Sunday, his finest outcomes since he was fourth at Cremona in April.

The second of these Aragon fourths got here after a battle with Jonathan Rea within the second half of the race, not a rider the previous MotoGP race winner has had an excessive amount of expertise of using with or battling in opposition to.

“[The Superpole Race] was a very enjoyable race, was unbelievable, we’re all people actually shut,” Andrea Iannone informed WorldSBK.com after Race 2 in Aragon.

“However this afternoon the state of affairs modified so much.

“I struggle so much with Johnny [Jonathan Rea]. Johnny this afternoon rode very well, I feel he made a very good step ahead with the bike and likewise his using model is admittedly humorous to see from behind.

“In any case, I feel fourth place for us, after a very very long time, is an effective consequence. We hope to proceed like this within the final two races of the championship.”

“Not frightened for the longer term”

Iannone’s future past 2025 stays unsure for now however after a optimistic weekend in Aragon the Italian says he’s “not frightened for the longer term”.

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“I’ve actually clear what this 12 months doesn’t work like we would like or within the appropriate method,” he mentioned.

“I’m frightened as a result of we lose one 12 months.

“However I’m not frightened for the longer term in case we proceed.

“In any case, we hope we’re in World Superbike subsequent 12 months and we hope it’s a greater season than this.”

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