MotoGP, Iannone: "It's not my job to solve the problems"

Sixth row and sixteenth best time for Andrea Iannone today in Assen: the Italian Suzuki rider did not go through to Q2 and his flying lap was about a tenth and a half better than his returning teammate Alex Rins, who is much less familiar with the GSX-RR than the Italian is.

The rain, instead of helping Andrea, simply created more difficulty for him: “Even on the wet track we have the same problems we have in the dry - admits Iannone – so there is not much we can do. We are suffering. I put forth maximum effort, but the situation is what it is and I am well aware of this. All I can do is keep working, as I have been since the beginning of the season, hoping to come through this soon.”

What idea have you proposed for this difficult situation?

“Mistakes aside, last year I had a fantastic season with incredible results. I feel like I am very much in form and frustrated at the same time, because I am unable to express my potential. Every day I work hard, giving 100% and giving the engineers indications. I need to have patience.”

Will the race tomorrow be comparable to a test?

“No. The race tomorrow will be like every Grand Prix. I will try to bring home the best result I can with the bike I have.”

The next real test will be in Brno and Iannone vents openly without losing faith and hope: “I hope some upgrades arrive from Suzuki even before Brno - Andrea looks ahead - but to be honest, I don’t know. I am struggling but I will not give up. I am not annoyed. To the contrary, I have more and more desire to race and I am charged up in a positive way. I know that I am a rider who can battle with the leaders. I do my job, which is riding, not solving problems. My role is to ride the bike; the rest must be done by those around me. I am not disappointed with the choice I made and I would never turn back. I did not inherit a winning bike from the previous year. I have always had to work hard to improve and I will continue to do so for myself and for Suzuki.”