The Ducati MotoGP team has confirmed that Andrea Iannone will return from injury in this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, having missed the last four races. As reported by Motorsport.com last week, the Italian will attempt to race for the first time since Silverstone, after suffering a microfracture in his T3 vertebra in a practice crash last month at Misano. He attempted to ride again the following race at Aragon, but withdrew after the first practice session due to lingering pain for the injury, and has not appeared since. Iannone admitted he was unlikely to be at full fitness for the Sepang race, but said he was "desperate" to ride in Malaysia, the penultimate event of his...
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