Andrea Iannone has been handed an
18-month ban by the FIM, following positive tests for a
prohibited substance during last November's Malaysian MotoGP.
The ban starts from 17 December, when the positive urine test
was announced, and runs until 16 June, 2021.
That would mean the current Aprilia star is ruled out of the
entire 2020 MotoGP season plus perhaps the opening eight races
of next year.
However, Iannone is expected to launch an appeal at the Court
of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), especially since Aprilia claims
Iannone's accidental consumption of steroids through food
contamination was accepted by the FIM.
Iannone has also been disqualified from last year's Sepang
and Valencia rounds but didn't finish either race.
"My innocence was recognized. It could have been a lot
worse," said the 30-year-old rider from Vasto in Abruzzo.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA
